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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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No Soup for You!
The funny thing about blogging for 15 years: sometimes, you forget that you’ve already written about a certain topic. Like, for instance, burner knobs. After y’all voted for that topic, I drafted a post talking about how I suffer from diagram dyslexia, because I am forever turning on the wrong burner, a mistake I often…
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No NEWDs is good news.
Earlier this week – the one day I was in the office, as it turns out (more on that in a sec) – a couple of peeps from the Training/Development team approached me for an impromptu brainstorming session. They are in the midst of rebranding what had previously been called New Employee Orientation and were…
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America wants nice and calm.
Last Friday, when I mentioned my weekend grocery plans, A Grace Full Life commented, Sending you and Tara well wishes as you head to Woodman’s on the Saturday before the Super Bowl! I really wish I’d seen that comment before we left the house the next morning, because Woodman’s was an absolute zoo. To be…
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Brainstorming with The Terminator
I did something a few days ago that I’m slightly ashamed of and loathe to admit out loud: I fired up ChatGPT and entered the following prompt: Give me an idea for a sequel to No Time For Kings, an eco-thriller by Mark Petruska. Ouch. I know!! I feel like a hypocrite after steadfastly dissing…
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