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My Blog Relationship has Reached the Next Level
I have been writing this blog every day for over a year now, and I find that we are no longer in the honeymoon phase. You know what I’m talking about. That wonderful period when your blog loves all your stories, where it hangs on every word and laughs at all your jokes. “Type me…
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The Worst Movie I’ve Ever Seen
It’s four o’clock in the morning and I’m at work with absolutely nothing to do. Thank God for cable TV, right? Well, I’m here to tell you that’s not the case at 4 a.m. I settled on a movie called “Trucks”. Based on a Stephen King story, this movie was made in 1997 and starred…
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Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously
When I meet a man who doesn’t take himself too seriously, I’m invariably attracted to him. A man who can laugh at himself is confident and full of joy. He also is capable of making any situation fun. He has a healthy perspective about what’s important in life, and doesn’t hesitate to adhere to those…
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Taking the Willy Pepper Challenge
Blogging is challenging sometimes. So is nature. So when you combine blogging with nature, you really come up against it, so to speak. The other day I came across the picture below and after making sure it wasn’t some cruel hoax, my first thought, as is often the case these days, is that this would…
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My Fridge Magnet Theory
It has long been my belief that you can tell a lot about a person by looking at their refrigerator magnets. Think about it. Your fridge magnets can reflect who or what is important to you, what you are interested in, what you find funny, and where you’ve been. Without a doubt they will indicate…
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“Be a Swiffer, Not a Dust Mop”
You may have heard me mention that I’ve added another part time job to my ever growing pantheon of income sources. But this one is special as it is in a dental lab. Just when I thought my most recent degree in Dental Laboratory Technology was going to be a wasteful money pit in my…
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Our Evolving Language
Unless you’re an editor, you probably don’t think of our language as a living, breathing organism, but it really is. Words come and go. They fall out of fashion. Slang based on cultural references will make absolutely no sense to anyone 50 years from now. And the rules change over time. People who believe you…
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When Practical Jokes Go Too Far
Every once in a while it’s fun to play a practical joke, or even to be on the receiving end of one. It can mean that you’re well liked. But practical jokes make me nervous because it is so easy to cross the line into cruelty or danger. This is why I have never liked…
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There’s a Freakin’ HOLE in the Sun!
What else am I overlooking?