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Like a Front Range cowboy.
One recent morning at CheeseGov, I stepped onto the elevator, followed by a dude wearing a duster coat and fedora. If Neo from The Matrix and Indiana Jones had a baby, it would be that fella. It takes a certain kind of person to pull off that look, I thought. And that guy ain’t me.
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Cue book, cue t-shirt, and make it rain!
“Anything fun in your day so far?” a friend asked me this morning. Well, let’s see. I dressed in black from head to toe, wearing a t-shirt that reads, Pay No Attention to My Browsing History, I’m a Writer, Not a Serial Killer to work. Appeared on camera and shamelessly plugged my novel, discussed my
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Don’t forget the dongle!
Welp, winter was nice while it lasted. Last week started out with half a foot of snow on the ground and ended with a whole bunch o’ brown grass. I know we’re not out of the woods yet – we can and do get snow well into April – but Tara’s got her grow lights
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That funky Monkey.
I follow a UK blogger named Deb. One of the things I find most charming about her writing is the constant use of words and phrases with which I am unfamiliar. She’s writing in English, mind you – but British English, which often differs quite a bit from American English. Case in point: she left
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One green thumb, one wet thumb.
I’ve mentioned before that aquariums have been a lifelong hobby. I’ve had tanks ranging in size from 2 gallons to 55 gallons. Glass and acrylic. Freshwater and even, briefly, saltwater (beautiful to look at but too expensive and labor-intensive). One thing I had never tried was live plants. Instead, I gravitated toward artificial plastic plants
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I’m no Betty Crocker.
Even though I consider myself a decent cook, I’m less confident in my baking skills. I have uttered the phrase “I’m no Betty Crocker!” so many times, it might as well be my tagline. That doesn’t even make sense. Betty Crocker is a brand name and a fictional character. I’d be better off saying I
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