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April 2012
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This Is The Hardest Thing I've Done Today. →
Seriously.  For the first minute of this exercise all I could do was twitch and steal glances out the window.  By the time the second minute rolled around, I was at least settled-down enough to keep my eyes on the screen and take somewhat steady breaths. I’ll be trying it again at the end of the workday. :)
Apr 5th
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Apr 5th
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Apr 3rd
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Apr 3rd
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The Most Overrated Assignment Ever ...
… is the “Group Project.”  And here I thought I had managed to escape them forever once I graduated from college!  Alas. But, as Gloria Gaynor said so beautifully, I will survive. :)
Apr 3rd
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If I Ever Adopt a Dog ...
I will name him Ubu. That is all.
Apr 2nd
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March 2012
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Mar 31st
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Repost: This is not a picture of a cat, but a plea... →
getoutoftherecat: The following was submitted by a reader: You’re one of my favorite kitty blogs, and I know a lot of people follow you. There’s a local shelter in my area, no kill, that’s in danger of closing. I’m trying to get the word out to find people who can donate or at least signal boost… in two months…
Mar 31st
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Sweet, Sweet Freedom
It’s amazing how paying one’s library fines can renew one’s spirit!  I feel like the weight of the world is off my shoulders and I can walk into the library with a clear conscience and my head held high.  When I owe money, I feel like my beloved librarians KNOW what I’ve done and are scowling at me behind their sweet smiles.  I’m sure this is not actually the case...
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“The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.”
–  Arab proverb
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That’s the Night That the Lights Went Out in...
You know it’s going to be a Fired-Up Friday when you’ve listened to a sampling of Queen, Reba McEntire, DJ Shadow, and Eminem before 10:30 a.m. Game on.
Mar 23rd
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Mar 22nd
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Stop Denigrating the South, Y’all.
I am just about sick to death of people lumping an entire region of the country and all its inhabitants into some sort of stereotypical and disgusting bucket of filth and ugliness.  I am tired of people feeling it is perfectly OK to insult Southerners openly, calling them – as a group, at that! – “hicks,” “rednecks,” “Confederates,” and worse.  I have grown weary of people assuming (and admitting...
Mar 20th
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Mar 15th
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Mar 15th
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My Newest Obsession. →
It will be yours, too.  Guaranteed.  (I’m keeping this link open on my second screen at work — it’s like a very interesting, moving wallpaper. :))
Mar 14th
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Mar 14th
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Right on Time.
Five days out from my sixth marathon, here come the nerves again, and I only have one reply to them: “What kept you?”  I suppose it would be abnormal if they didn’t creep up at some point — and I suppose that then, I would worry myself sick wondering where the nerves were. ;) Anyway, this time around, as I round a half-dozen of these longer-distance races, I’m...
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Mar 10th
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To the Person Who Ordered a P90X DVD Set on My...
… I wish you all the fitness and good health in the world.  I hope you look fantastic in your bathing suit come the summer swim season.  I want you to live a long, happy, svelte life a la Jack LaLanne. Just not on my dime.  OK?
Mar 9th
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Hi, y'all.
I’m Roo. :)
Mar 6th