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This was the very best sort of Footballsburg morning. It's cool enough to pull on my old favorite jeans (which lost their left knee in a parking lot fall, but remain in otherwise perfect condition) and a tank top, and walk the dog in sandals. We strolled downtown to check the mail, then went on to the Farmer's Market. It was busy there, but Kiska ( Read more... ) -
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"They listened. They argued. They resorted to mathematics..." Terry Pratchet
Isn't this the outline for a dissertation? Literature review, setting up the model, [testing it], then analyzing the data to death and writing it up in numerical gibberish? -
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Easy Chicken Paprikish, from Judith Finlayson’s The 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes.
Serves 6
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
3 lbs. chicken pieces, skin on breasts, removed from legs and thighs [Redzils note: I have also done this with chicken breasts chopped into a ¾ inch dice, which is great because then every bite has falling-apart tender ( Read more... ) -
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yesthatjill is soliciting ideas for slow-cooked and baked things to make when it gets cold. I love coming home to a warm, yummy-smelling house, so use the crock-pot a lot in the winter. My two suggestions for her are French Onion soup and Chicken Paprikish. It appears that people could use recipes for these, so I am sharing the ones I use here. Please feel ( Read more... ) -
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I am pleased: Robin McKinley's Sunshine is getting a little of the recognition it so surely deserves.
She writes on her blog (she graduated from LJ to A Real Blog) (sensibly located at RobinMcKinleysBlog.com) that she wants to write the sort of books "that people take to bed with them, read in the bath till the bubbles are all gone and the water’s ( Read more... ) -
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Dissertation proposal meeting is concluded ( Read more... ) -
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My H is coming to mouseville in July to see me. Hurray! -
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I just - unanimously - passed the second (oral) part of my preliminary exams.
This means I have finished all the course work and all the exams for my Ph.D. I still need to write a dissertation, but I am A.B.D. and so pleased.
Thanks for your support, duckies. -
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A year ago today, A Very Bad Thing happened at my school. I am aiming to stay less Google-able, but am sure CNN will tell you where I am if you don't know. I mean, The Anchorage Daily News online has an article on it up today, down in the "National" section.
Last night driving home from the barn I saw a sign at a local day spa touting their support ( Read more... ) -
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My [real name] fairy is called Thorn Rainbowshimmer
She is a fortune bringer.
She lives in brambles and blackberry bushes.
She is only seen when the first flowers begin to blossom.
She wears purple and green like berries and leaves. She has multicoloured wings like a butterfly.
Get your free fairy name here!
My {nom-de-blog] fairy is called Fire Elffly
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