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2011: The year of the doldrums

This quiz is my traditional sign-off to a calendar year. 2011 was not a bad year, nor was it a great one. I didn’t make any great strides, but nothing cataclysmic happened either. This isn’t a complaint; I get the … Continue reading

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On That Day

On that day, it was bright and sunny. It was a Monday, the one just after Thanksgiving. I got up and got ready for work; I heard him breathing. I left. On that day, I got to work and bought … Continue reading

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Thankfulness

My annual grab-bag of stuff I’m thankful for. This is not an exhaustive list. Cheddar cheese so sharp it makes you pucker Sesame crackers Our azalea plant Our ivy plant Cats Get Fuzzy My blog Other peoples’ blogs George Lucas … Continue reading

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A random observation

We’re watching a UK-edition episode of Kitchen Nightmares on Netflix right now. It’s amusing that the swear words aren’t bleeped. It’s even more amusing that I often don’t even recognize the swear words as swear words, owing to pronunciations and accents. I hear … Continue reading

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Pearls explains it all to you

It scares me when comic strips nail my life so completely. Especially when the characters are a rat and a goat.

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Pie Society

My friend Lynda, a constant source of wisdom and amusement, has resurrected her once long-standing tradition of celebrating her birthday with a pie in the face (which is a fine tradition indeed, even if it’s not technically a ‘tradition’ for me … Continue reading

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You learn something every day!

Whilst on break at The Store today, we observed our coffee bar employee making a smoothie that looked particularly tasty. When we asked her what flavor it was, she told us, “Peach and raspberry. It’s a Peach melba”. This got … Continue reading

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Random Stuff from the Week that Was

So, last week was my 40th birthday, as I noted at the time. Because of work schedules, we rarely celebrate birthdays on the dates on which they fall; instead we schedule some time off as near as we can, and … Continue reading

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Slurm for Everyone!

Yup…I’m 40 today. That’s a nice round number, and 40 is one of those nice round numbers, the ones that supposedly mark a milestone of some sort, which are supposed to prompt some kind of introspection. But…you know what? I’m … Continue reading

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Tapping the Mike

Sorry about the lack of posts the last few days, but there’s been stuff going on (not horrible stuff, just stuff), including: a 4:30 am start at work yesterday, a mild cold that’s settled into my head nicely, and a … Continue reading

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