I'm not a particularly religious person but grew up in a religious household. As children, my parents encouraged us to give up something for Lent. Usually, that meant we had to give up sweets and chocolate. It sucked, especially as a teenager, but we got used to it. I've done some variation of giving something up almost every year ( Read more... )

"This is it. This is the week I send the cover letter to the agent. This is it. It *will* happen this week."

I've been saying this all weekend. God I hope I'm right.

So I saved my first draft a week or so ago and felt pretty confident about it ( Read more... )

Monday, June 1, 2009 09:02 PDT ( Read more... )

Best Easter commercial ever:

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By DAVE GRAM, Associated Press Writer Dave Gram, Associated Press Writer 1 hr 3 mins ago ( Read more... )

My bachelors’ degree is in English with a concentration in Writing. That means that I sat through four years of classes discussing literature and its impact on the individual reader and the world at large. There were a few writing classes interspersed. At some point, a professor told me that I had taken enough classes to walk into a large ( Read more... )

I wasn't dead last:

http://www.racetiming.com/08%20Octoberfest%20Age%20Class.htm

At least I know I'm not alone in my frustration with our country right now:

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P.S. - Yes he is an American; he became a citizen last year.