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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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No Class, Just Education

No Class, Just Education

We had a WWII vet (a fascinating story-teller!) sharing his experiences. We had traditional Korean drummers. We had a Buddhist monk in yellow, from Thailand. We had Afghan people to talk about Afghanistan, and Nepali to talk about Nepal. We had people teaching origami and leading the kids in karaoke, and many, many more activities based on our global studies for this semester, Asia.

And I had parent after parent calling to ask if it was true that there were “no classes today.”

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Sheets and Sabotage

Sheets and Sabotage

When I was little, I had a big, glorious bed. It was at least full-size, maybe even king. It was a huge expanse of comfy blankets and flat, empty space to play, dotted by the occasional stuffed animal friend. It was beautiful, too, with a hardwood headboard and awesome posts at the bottom like in Bedknobs and Broomsticks only made of wood. It was an antique–it had been my great-grandmother’s.

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Thoughts on Squid, Approval, and Pre-Teen AUGH

Thoughts on Squid, Approval, and Pre-Teen AUGH

Please tell me if you see anything borked on the site, so that I may fix it! I have over 1700 posts and/or pages; I am not likely to stumble on all the problems myself.

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What Happened to that Balance Thing?

“Our findings suggest a serious threat to public health especially from coliform bacteria including E. coli which were detected in half of the bags sampled ” Charles Gerba co-author of the study said. via Reusable bags a breeding ground for bacteria – KOLD News 13. Okay, I get the need for this article. People should

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Day Nine: Oops

Today I was just about ready to get going (no really) when my friend came over with her deathly ill computer. As her SO is the miracle worker who got my car going last year (and he gave it some TLC tonight) I dropped everything to help. I did not help so much as I’d

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Brought to You by the Letter ARGH!!

I will not whine, I will not whine, I will not whine… In lieu of an actual post, please accept this lolcat. moar funny pictures I’m lookin’ at you, life.

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