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Strreeetttch

Strreeetttch

I’m writing a romance story. Those of you who know me can pick your jaw up now. You may have noticed I’m not big on romance as a genre. I had a scarring experience as a teen with 1970s era Harlequins. And I’m easily annoyed by sentiment. Those women who watch romantic comedies? Not me. […]

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Recycling Bikes and Building Pride

Recycling Bikes and Building Pride

My friend took me to the awesomest place to buy a bike today. I’d been hoping to get the kid a new bike. The old one was her first bike, far beneath her now especially in its purple and pink. So since last year’s adventures with my bike informed me that I didn’t know half

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I Saw the ISS on Christmas Day

I Saw the ISS on Christmas Day

…on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day… That’s how the song goes, right? Well, anyway. I did. I saw the ISS (the International Space Station) on Christmas Day. See, on Twitter exists this wonderful thing where if you follow @Twisst and you have your (can be generic) location in your profile, they will tell you when

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It Only SOUNDS Like a Sex Toy

Shopping spree today! Three hours in my favorite thrift shop yielded some awesome treasures. The kid has new clothes and I have this. It’s called the Tingler. Laugh if you want. It’s awesome. Which is good, because I’m so tired.

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Yaoi Dolls!

One of the panels at Comicon was called “Bishounen Paradise.” After making certain there would be pictures (if not actual bishies), a few of my friends and I attended. In an after-panel trivia contest (it was very easy), I won these. Cool, you say? Why yes. They are. However, they get better. Once a liplock

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Dude, a BIRD Breathes Better Than You

And so do alligators. And it looks like dinosaurs did too. In modern birds, the lungs’ gas exchange units are not alveoli, but tubes known as “parabronchi,” through which air flows in one direction before exiting the lung. Farmer says this lung design helps birds fly at altitudes that would “render mammals comatose.” From here.

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