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Passion and Poetry: Turning 500
WordPress has notified me that this is my 500th blog post. The fun and frivolity all began on December 16, 2009 with the following declaration: I have one goal in life: to publish a book before I die. Thankfully, I accomplished that goal within two years of penning (“typing”? “keyboarding”?) those words. Please don’t think I’m…
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Appled Out
I learned yesterday that one of my coworkers is allergic to apples. Apples! Kind of an odd allergy. And, he lives in Washington state. That’s kind of like a Georgian being allergic to peaches. Or an Alaskan being allergic to snow. Or a Mississippian being allergic to Confederate flags or bibles or guns. In other…
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You, Me, and Fido Makes Three
Yesterday, we ventured into Portland despite the threat of a big windstorm. We were craving a quintessential Portland Saturday, which meant we had to start out the day waiting in line more than an hour for brunch. On purpose. Because that’s what goes down in the Rose City on weekends. Portlandia devoted an entire episode to…
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Hard Habit to Break
It’s official: I’m going to Hell. Or whatever special place is reserved for those who flirt with nuns. Either way, I’m sure it’s going to be hot. In my defense, I had no idea the matronly looking woman three booths down was a nun. I just thought it would be fun to wink at her…
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Bribery By Wasabi
I was chatting with a coworker recently, and he started singing an old commercial jingle. If I had a dime for every time that happened, I’d have… Right. Ten whole cents. Point being, it was an odd topic of conversation. Regardless, it brought back a flood of memories. Remember this product? It was 1991. I was…
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Gotta Love Russian Flight Attendants
I realized the other day that I’ll have some serious explaining to do if my laptop is ever confiscated. Take my recent Google search for teenage boys in dresses. That one would probably raise a few eyebrows, though – of course – it’s completely innocent. I was searching for a suitable image of Rusty’s homecoming outfit. A few…
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