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Further evidence that I need to get out more

Deep dish pizza is on the menu tonight, folks! #pizza #DeepDish #ChicagoStyle, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. I made Chicago deep dish pizza last night. Making this meme-photo is how I occupied my time as it baked. Not reading, not writing…this. … Continue reading

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On Death and Villainy

John Seavey, one of the regular posters at MightyGodKing, writes at length about Norman Osborn, the human alter-ego of Spider-Man villain Green Goblin. I don’t much have a dog in that fight, but I did like two different side points … Continue reading

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Sunday Burst of Weird and Awesome!

Think you own the cutest car ever? Well, you DON’T. (I don’t either.) #beetle #VW #Cutemobile, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. Oddities and Awesome abound! I wasn’t online as much this week (beating my book’s final sequence into submission, and no, … Continue reading

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Ask Me Anything! August 2013 edition

It’s that time again, folks! Regular readers know the drill, but in case you’re new around here, twice a year (February and August) I solicit questions from readers during the first couple weeks of the month and then I spend … Continue reading

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Where are all the wall sconces that Bartlet had?

P072913CK-0285, originally uploaded by The White House. Regular readers know that I’m a big fan of photography relating to the office of the President of the United States, which is why I’m a huge fan of the Official White House … Continue reading

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A Random Wednesday Conversation Starter

Let’s talk Mexican food! What’s your favorite tortilla-based item? Taco? Burrito? Quesadilla? Fajita? Crunchy or soft? Filled with what?

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For Cal….

(Cul de Sac is one of the best things ever, by the way. I’m so sad that it ended.)

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The rules for reading

I discovered this article sitting in my ‘Blog Fodder’ bookmark folder, and I figured I should address the topic. It’s about reading, and the rules we adopt for how we go about reading. Here are the rules the author posts … Continue reading

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Maybe we HAVE progressed a little….

Old commercials in which women make coffee for less-than-appreciative husbands. Ye Gods. (via)

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Sentential Links

Linkin’ my way around Blogistan…. :: Today, I had the image of a chalkboard in mind. Remember, at the end of the day, when it was covered with what had been written, erased, written over? Throughout the day, new information … Continue reading

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