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The Doctor or Lord Peter?
I've just been watching the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries featuring Edward Petherbridge. Petherbridge isn't the perfect Lord Peter, but he does a fair job. He definitely plays up Lord Peter's vulnerability ( Read more... ) -
Chocolate and fish and bicycling
We went to Red Lobster tonight. Apparently they're featuring a menu item that was created on a reality show: tilapia with macadamia nuts and white chocolate. YUM!!!!! I can't get enough of their biscuits either. Actually, it was an all around fabulous meal ( Read more... ) -
Project Runway
So is anyone else watching the new season of Project Runway? It was an interesting episode. I like the fact that Austin Scarlett came in as a judge, especially for a challenge like this one that demands so much creativity. So often on the crazy challenges, Tim Gunn will constantly be pushing the contestants to meet the requirements of the ( Read more... ) -
Extortion, it's a beautiful thing.
I was thinking today, someone really ought to buy me off. I'm sure that I know something that would be harmful to someone. A new career in racketeering sounds like just the thing for me....a lot of money in a short amount of time and getting paid to NOT do something. I could do that ( Read more... ) -
Writing Groups and NaNoWrite
*Yawwwwwwnn!* Anybody else so tired that you're using toothpick to separate your eyelids ( Read more... ) -
Ice Cream
One of the coolest jobs ever must be to work as an inventor of ice cream flavors. We have ice cream right now, Blue Bell Mooo Tracks, vanilla ice cream mixed with miniature peanut butter cups, frozen chocolate sauce, and caramel sauce. It is pretty rich, but quite delicious. The amazing thing is that they have another flavor of ice cream called ( Read more... ) -
Lessons Learned
I finally have my computer back and repaired. For $100 more I didn't bother to get the memory restored since I had backed up most of my files earlier this year. I've spent the afternoon installing the various programs I use and getting everything back to the way I like it. One of the main things that I will still have to do is to hunt down all ( Read more... ) -
Some thoughts on Judgemental attitudes
So I've been thinking about the tendency to be judgemental this week...not for any particular reason except that the subject came up in a conversation with a friend this week ( Read more... ) -
Reflections on the Wishing Year
Good news! My computer should be repaired by tomorrow night. I've promised myself that I would write every day if even for a short few minutes, because I need to be writing again.
Currently I'm reading a book called The Wishing Year by Noelle Oxenhandler. The book is a memoir. Noelle decided to devote a year to obtaining three wishes, buying a ( Read more... )
