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LJ Idol - Week 2 - The Missing Stair
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LJ Idol - Week 1 - Jayus
“Oh, a Scotsman clad in kilt did leave a bar one evening fair, and one could tell by how he walked that he’d drunk more than his share ( Read more... ) -
Image a Day - Sunday
Family. Is there anything more important?
Here we are, all in all our geeky, goofy glory.
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Image a Day - Friday
Ok, until we get our first topic, I think I'll share an image a day with everyone.
So, today, here is a shot I took in January of the lake near my house.
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LJ Idol - Week 0 - Who Am I?
When I was fresh out of college my first boss insisted that I needed to "grow up," "start living in the real world," and "take life more seriously." Looking back, I know I deserved the criticism - I stayed up all night partying, showed up late to work daily and took naps on the floor of the spare office during my lunch breaks. I deserved the ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Season 9
Alright. I'm in.
How could I miss the final season of something that meant so much to me at a time when I needed it most?
Hard to believe that was nine years ago.
But I wanna know...Is it really the final season, Gary?
Or is this like the Rolling Stones "last tour" that they keep having ever three years or so?
Either way, let's do this thing!
I'm in.
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LJ Idol - Week 5 - Inconceivable
When I crept into the library that Saturday, all fumbling keys and shifty eyes, I had a mission. I disarmed the alarm, tiptoed up the back stairs and slid into my desk, glancing around the dimness of the second floor to ensure I was still alone. I powered on my computer ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol - Week 4 - What Does Narcissism Have to Do With Me?
I sat at my computer, hands frozen above the keyboard, brows furrowed in concern.
Something was wrong with Facebook.
I’d posted a picture over nine hours earlier and not a soul had commented on it yet. You know, the one of the funny pretzels the kiddos and I baked for dinner last night? It had gone completely unnoticed.
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LJ Idol - Week 3 - Coprolite
The cabin was barely more than a glorified tool shed.
Tucked back in the trees beyond Ginny’s yard, it was camouflaged by the briars and kudzu and scrubby pine saplings that take root in a place once peopled but now abandoned. The prickers hid it from prying eyes throughout the warm summer months. With the woods thick around it, the only sign of the ( Read more... )
