Monthly Archives: December 2007

My Job

“So, what do you do?” is one of the standard conversation starters in the getting to know you handbook. Everyone asks and expects to be asked the J-O-B-Q within the first 15 minutes of acquaintance-hood. Its just done. In days … Continue reading

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On Sisterhood

I met my younger sister when she was 4 hours old and I was 12 years old. She grasped my finger and looked up at me with one squinty eye. I lost my heart that day.

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2008: A Call for Help

The barren wasteland that is the “comments” section of this blog suggests I have but one or two readers. Sitemeter, on the other hand, refutes this conclusion as erroneous and quantifies my readership (God love ‘em!) as being in the … Continue reading

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Christmas Gift Ideas

With only one day left in the 2007 shopping season, I am concerned for my dear readers. Are you having trouble finding that perfect gift? Asking yourself, “What do I give to the person who has everything?” Well, let me … Continue reading

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Comfort Food

Back in October, I suffered such a resounding bitch slap of the romantic sort that I spent two days in bed, crying like a PMSing Trixie on an Oprah bender. I couldn’t even turn weepy-eyed to that bastion of heartbreak … Continue reading

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I can so relate.

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Marimo

This totally got me:

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On Fluency

Dr. F.K. Lehman, the University of Illinois’s linguistic and structural anthropologist extraordinaire, is a man of words. He lived a thousand lives (opera singer, gem cutter, Buddhist monk, Ph.D. in Anthropology….). His website states he speaks “the usual run” of … Continue reading

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Planeguage

Delta recently created a series of animations aimed at raising awareness of airplane etiquette. Halleluiah and amen, brother!!! Every nightmare flight I’ve ever had has been caused, not by the airlines or its employees, but by the classless barbarians who … Continue reading

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2007 Yuletide Loot

Am I a difficult one to shop for? Wondering what to get me? Worried that this non-believer will feel left out on the 25th? Baaaaahhhh!!! Despite being destined for the fiery pits of hell, I still get into the holiday … Continue reading

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