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LJI friends & rivals: topic 1
My parents appeared to be a fairly mismatched pair, especially as far as onlooker observations may go. My dad was a troublemaker who barely finished high school in the tiny town he grew up in, and my mom was class valedictorian, a university student with plans of moving anywhere a good distance from her childhood home. Dad was the youngest child of ( Read more... ) -
lji topic .5
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hallo there!
I rather felt like skipping an introduction, since I was struggling to think of many things to say that wouldn’t be trite or overly sentimental. I’ve lived a fairly commonplace life up to this point, though not for lack of spirit or an adventurous sense - I considered writing about the rather spur of the moment cross-country drive I made, but then ( Read more... ) -
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I'm going to jump in and do the mini season of LJ Idol starting soon.
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LJI exhibit A: topic 4
While Kathe wasn't by any means the hugest fan of watching sports, she certainly enjoyed them on occasion and she admired the hell out of specific players. One professional sports player whom she adored as a favorite was John StocktonAt the height of her and Joe's enthusiasm as Jazz fans, the primary (and possibly only) reason she allowed him to ( Read more... ) -
LJI exhibit A: topic 3
It was about October 20th, and the night air was mild - one of the last gasps of our Indian summer for the year. We were headed back to the dorms after our run to Del Taco, pretty much our go-to place for late night munchies back in college. It wasn't that we were so crazy about the food, but it was one of the only places open 24/7 in town then ( Read more... ) -
LJI exhibit A: topic 2
My son (who is 10) has a definite technique when it comes to picking up his stuff and helping with general clean up ( Read more... ) -
LJI exhibit A: topic 1
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LJI exhibit A: topic week 0
One of the age old questions: who am I? As might hold true for many folks, I don't feel I have a clear-cut answer for this, so what I can do for now is start with "just some facts, ma'am*," and then see what develops from there.
*to corrupt a quote from an old tv show
I was birthed (along with my twin sister whom I've mentioned before) some time ( Read more... ) -
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I've been having some very mixed feelings about whether or not to do the last season of LJ Idol when it rolls around. I've really been going back and forth on whether it's something I can wholly commit to, and then guess what happens? The nicest little surprise -
The fearless leader/organizer of LJ Idol decides to do a special mini-season, and ( Read more... )