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As I sit here contemplatng life on my 39th birthday, I have come to a few conclusions: 1) Grey hair is inevitable, 2) wrinkles are earned, 3) maybe, just maybe, the kids ARE smarter than me and 4) for the first time in my life, I have a protruding belly ('Stomach fat' is an ugly set of words). ...
10/20/2008
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Hallowe'en is a much-anticipated, and largely celebrated holiday in our home. After having just completed decorating our yard, I thought I would "decorate" my blog in honour of the holiday as well. Hallowe'en is North Americas' 2nd most popular holiday for decorating; it is estimated that 80 pe...
10/13/2008
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In case you haven't guessed already, this blog is about tattoos. Tattoos have been a part of human culture since long before recorded history, and this art form is practiced worldwide. Tattoos have played various roles in numerous cultures from rites of passage and signs of religious devotion to ...
10/11/2008
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WARNING: Contains small parts and extreme sarcasm. Not recommended for children under 18, or people who don't understand satire... Divorce Barbie blog author Mirela Monte suggested, after numerous comment exchanges on her blog, that we collaborate on a "Barbie Blog" in honour of Barbies upcoming ...
10/11/2008
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I thought I would share this inspirational story with the AR community in honour of "Hump Day". I did not write it and do not know who did; it has been floating around cyber space for a few years. Whether or not you have seen it before, I hope that you enjoy... I was at the local corner store, b...
09/24/2008
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I saw the following on an inspirational poster at my first "real" job in 1989, and it really struck a chord with me. After leaving that job, I found that I remembered most of the "rules" outlined below, and tried to live by them. Oddly enough, when I started with Prudential Property Specialists...
09/18/2008
As all of my friends know, I share this writers angst for poor grammar; this is why I have chosen to re-blog his article. I couldn't have said it better... I was thinking about some phrases that I hear regularly from friends, acquaintances, and family members of mine, and I wanted to share a fe...
09/15/2008
My dog thinks he is a cat. It's really not his fault - he was brought into our household when he was less than 6 weeks old and had only cats to learn from. After watching my 80-Lb dog playing with a ball of yarn with the cats one day, I took him out to the dog park. Almost immediately, he began...
09/08/2008
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(Warning: today's entry contains material that may be offensive to some readers. Particularly if you don't understand satire). 1. Pay particular attention to your mailing's subject: Always use exclamation points (!), CAPITALIZATION, the words "free" & "guaranteed", and/or gappy text (t h i s i s ...
09/05/2008
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I do a lot of online blog-reading, and some of my favorites have very similar properties; they are: Authors who treat their blogs as a community resource, and write their blogs as such. Writers who think their blog is an advertisement go, for the most part, unread. Humour! Those who take the tim...
08/30/2008