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NaBloPoMo for July
So, I have been a member of NaBloPoMo for a few years, but it's been a LONG time since I've written. I got an e-mail about this month's blog theme (SWIM) and it mentioned they are having a writing contest. If you win, you get a small payment and you get PUBLISHED on the BlogHer page! Which has many readers! So I figure, why not! I need to begin ( Read more... ) -
Holy shit! It's 1985!!!
Seriously? Harem pants?! Even at Lane Bryant? Really? Leggings and tunics too. I am in some sort of fashion twilight zone.
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Unpopular opinion
So I keep reading articles about this topic and I feel the need to write about it. This is just my opinion and I am open to discussion on this, so if you disagree, there's no need to get all indignant and angry.
I read this article on CNN.com about sex offenders being imprisoned civilly AFTER their jail sentence has been served and it bothered me ( Read more... ) -
the REAL meaning of Christmas spirit
I did this and you should too. My friend Kirsti who also makes lovely jewelry that I have promoted here on my LiveJournal, has a friend who has a family. The couple has 5 (FIVE!) kids, and in this economy you can imagine it's not easy to have a family that size. But they always seem to be able to help others as well as somehow make ends meet for ( Read more... ) -
ATTENTION RETAIL WORLD: IT IS NOT CHRISTMAS YET!!!!!
WTF is up with this Christmas in October crap?! There were stores that had their Christmas displays up and stuff for sale BEFORE HALLOWEEN this year! I know it "gets earlier" every year, but this is ridiculous! Seriously ( Read more... ) -
Okay, I have done this...
I read several blogs. I guess a few of them would be considered "mommyblogs", but that is not why I read them. The writers are astute, clever, intelligent, creative and F-U-N-N-Y!!! They make me laugh. A lot.
I have also been following the Twitter posts of some of them now. And Alice from Finslippy tweeted this yesterday:
"Creative Nonfiction is ( Read more... ) -
I *heart* Kurt
So my weekend was spent being 'Old West' geeky with some friends ( Read more... )
