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November 15, 2014
If only they were this exhausted every night
NOW HEAR THIS: If you are not a married adult in this abode you need to immediately and without further ado depart from your current location and haul your young ass to the upper regions of this facility. Once there you mustengage in the teeth brushing and bladder emptying portions of the evening, followed by …
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November 14, 2014
At least I’m warm
Back when I was in college I had this massive winter coat. No, really, it was enormous. Cherry red, puffy with down, reached my ankles…and my ankles are pretty far from my shoulders. My friends laughed and called it my mattress coat, because you really could spread it out and use it as a sleep …
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November 13, 2014
Let Me Tell You About: Living Gluten Free
I keep seeing articles lately about the myth of gluten free, that really no one except those with pure 100% doctor diagnosed celiac should be avoiding gluten. That it’s a scam, the newest health fad, an expensive way to be trendy. Well, they got one thing right: it sure as hell is expensive. Thegrocery budget …
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November 12, 2014
Note to self: Balance isn’t just for tightropes
I missed posting yesterday. Oh well. Such is life. This week I’m learning…again…that if I don’t take care of myself, that if I burn the candle at both ends with a blowtorch to the middle, that I will flame out and end up on the couch. My couch is comfy and all, but I’ve been …
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November 10, 2014
This winding two-lane road
When I was a kid, we oftendrove to central and southern Illinois to visit family. Those were long honkin’ drives, to southern Illinois especially. Springfield was easy to reach, with an interstate straight to it, but getting down to see my dad’s side of the family took a lifetime and a half, courtesy of two-lane …
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November 9, 2014
Day Nine Haiku
So much I couldsay But can’t yet write what I want Just a few more weeks. And with that, I am going to bed and hoping for a less crazy day tomorrow. Oh, who am I kidding, it’s gonna be nuts ’till Christmas…
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November 8, 2014
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat
While I technically know that Christmas is just around the corner, I’m tryingto ignore that fact until good ole’ Saint Nick makes his appearance at the Macy’s parade at the end of the month. I’ve bought exactly one gift as of this point (and it’s a family gift that we’ll use two full weeks before …
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November 7, 2014
Well, hello there winter. Bugger off.
I’m just going to park this here: Just a reminder, for those who don’t know just how much I hate winter: How to stay warm in a Chicago winter. How to survive a Chicago winter polar vortex without losing your mind. The Long Winter…field trip. Late winter haiku to get us to spring. It’s the …
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November 6, 2014
Thursday Thoughts
I don’t do Throwback Thursday online because I think it’s a ploy to get us to tag old pictures of ourselves in an attempt to have images of ourselves throughout the years. Note to self: add tinfoil to the Costco list. Went to the local high school tech campus open house, to see what was …
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November 5, 2014
My brain is shrinking! Shrinking, I tell you!
The Huffington Post had an article today about how stress is making you lose your mind. Well, no shit. With the stress I’m under right now it’s a miracle I can remember my name. I’ve certainly had a hard time with some fact recall. I can tell you I’m under more stress right now than …
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