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Monthly Archives: January 2006
Things were quiet. Too quiet.
Some time after taking my dog out for her morning toilette, I realized I hadn’t seen her in quite awhile. So I hunted her down, and found her in the downstairs powder room. What is she doing standing there, you … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs
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Indispensible kitchen gadgets, the 2nd
Whistling tea kettle. Reasons: 1. It takes the fun out of blogging when you discover that, while you were busy writing, you’ve boiled the kettle dry. 2. Again. 3. Now if only there were a pan that would save me … Continue reading
Posted in Life
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Happy dog year
Tomorrow kicks off the Chinese year of the dog, which may explain why Google’s tail is wagging. Blogging will be light today. I’ve realized that I’m way behind in planning for this event. Anyone know a good source for novelty … Continue reading
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Well, color me “centrist”
Huh. Who woulda thunk it. Jumped a trackback from Harry’s Place to Clive Davis, took an online quiz he’d linked to, to see what my politics are, and turns out I’m a social moderate/economic conservative, but not far out on … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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Test your title
This website lets you analyze a book title and tell you how likely it is to be a best seller. My novel’s title came in at 69 percent. Too bad the manuscript has fallen down some agent’s rabbit hole, and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing
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Is there hope for George?
In the comments at Harry’s Place that started last night (up to 293, now, as I write this! yikes!), much speculation on what George Galloway’s next career move will be, now that he’s been voted out of the Big Brother … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture
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How to build an Igloo
I guess this would work! It’s in the January 2006 issue of the Western and Central New York Outdoors newsletter. I’m having visions of myself surrounded by crumbling snow blocks. But if you give it a try, do stop back … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Rochester, New York
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It’s fiction . . . it’s a memoir . . .
No: it’s a Freymoir! Even better: we’re now using cathartic television to help us recover from the trauma caused by . . . cathartic television. Oprah feels “duped.” Frey ‘splains it all was a “coping mechanism.” Meanwhile, back in the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Pop Culture
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I so need Room Clean-0
“This is a room cleano. A room cleano cleans up rooms. It has a mouth so it can tell you when it’s done cleaning the room. It will clean any room you tell it to if it has seen it … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Out of the Mouths of Babes
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