Almost since we moved into our house three years ago the faucet in the bathroom has dripped.  By drip I mean a constant drip, almost to the point of being a small stream of water. 
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Last Wednesday 
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The annual Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo opened yesterday. Last night was the first night of the “Best of the West” Invitational Ranch Rodeo which concludes tonight. I hadn’t heard about it until earlier in the week so attending wasn’t on my to do list. Friday afternoon, on the spur of the moment, I decided to attend the rodeo. I invited my ( Read more... )

 I have taken it upon myself to educate my team at work as to the many virtues of Pennsylvania.  I brought York Peppermint Patties
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Before Christmas my mother asked if I wanted her to bring me a box of marzipan from See's Candy.  She has given me my own box for years.  However, this year I have changed my eating habits and have reduced my weight by over 30 pounds thus far.  My mother said she knew I was trying hard to loose weight and didn't want to make it harder for me.  She ( Read more... )

 
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 Tuesday I must give a presentation to all the other co-ops and our collective bosses regarding what I've done to justify the mega bucks they've paid me for the term.  I wrote a first draft over a week ago which was okay but not great.  Over the Thanksgiving weekend (Thanksgiving morning if I remember correctly) I edited my draft and polished it ( Read more... )

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North Texas is green and has trees.

Geckos can crawl in to the sink (or tub) but can't get out.

When relocating a gecko from the sink back outside they will drop their tail. This will twitch and writhe for several minutes to distract you.

Texans think they experience everything in extremes.

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