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A Love Hate Relationship with the Internet
I am not an internet hater. I’ll be the first to admit that without the internet I would have a much more difficult time earning a living from my little creative endeavors. In fact, it’s very likely I would need… Continue reading
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Playground Memories
Yesterday Ron described something as smelling “pickle-y” and so I immediately launched into the hand clap rhyme that begins “I went to a Chinese restaurant to buy a loaf of bread.” Often on social media sites I’ll see someone asking… Continue reading
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Switching Creative Gears
I spent most of the month of August, immersed in creative work of the visual sort. I was under a deadline and so had to put everything else on the proverbial back burner, but with that project now complete I… Continue reading
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Phone Privileges
This week, we were watching an episode of Frasier. During the episode Martin placed a call to one of Frasier’s exes, then hung up. When the ex then called back, Niles pointed out that she must have used “star 69.”… Continue reading
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Fairies, aliens or mushrooms?
One interesting thing about living in the present day, is that there are so few unsolved mysteries. In the world of crime, DNA continues to catch out the most clever of killers, and when it comes to the less scintillating… Continue reading
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It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
Alissa Grosso Monday evening a thunderstorm rolled through our area. There was a threat of a tornado. I don’t believe we had an actual twister touch down here, but it did get mighty windy for a bit. Our yard was… Continue reading
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Where in the World are Mom and Dad?
When I was a kid I had a computer game called Where in the USA is Carmen SanDiego. It was a companion to the popular game Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego. The general premise was that you had… Continue reading
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A Quick Hello
I’m going to keep things short and sweet this week. As I write this, we’re looking forward to the arrival of my parents this afternoon. Mom and Dad are up from Florida for a visit, and are little by little… Continue reading
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Barbie and Me
Well, unless you’ve been hiding out in a cave all summer (and I wouldn’t blame you if you were!), you probably know there’s a Barbie movie coming out this week. I’m not sure, but I think the marketing budget for… Continue reading
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Alissa's All-Night Salad Bar is Open For Business
I don’t do much gardening. I live in deer country, so you have to be pretty devoted to the hobby to even attempt trying to grow things in your yard around these parts. I mean, the farms surrounding us invest… Continue reading
Creativity and Contentment 