My thoughts*
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Let’s Whine About Swine*
(via: http://blogs.poz.com/shawn/swine-flu-patient-zero.jpg) You know, I had absolutely no idea how to begin this post. I wrote the title, then sat here and stared at a blank screen for nearly 15 minutes before giving up and saving the entry (aka: nothing). I opened it again today to try and write it, but I couldn’t think of a creative way to begin an entry about a subject that has been completely monopolizing the media for months on end. Swine flu this, H1N1 that. We always seem to follow the same cycle: people get sick, the media splashes it all over every format possible, we panic, life goes on, we forget. Repeat for…
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Merry Christmas! …wait, too soon?
(via: http://dvdmedia.ign.com/dvd/image/NATIONAL_LAMPOONS_CHRISTMAS_VA-7.jpg) Forty-three sleeps. In forty-three sleeps I’ll have eaten entirely too much, will be entirely too excited and will shuffle off to bed to anxiously await Santa’s arrival (I’m still five inside, so sue me. haha). I’ll be (almost) Christmas-caroled out, will already be missing Gingerbread and will have enjoyed Christmas lights for many, many sleeps. But how many is too many? I taught an early morning class for my church last week and as a result was out in my car before 7am. While I love mornings, being awake, showered and out before 7am isn’t typically how I like to enjoy them. However, I happened to catch an…
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Trick or Treat?!
When I was 13, my mom told me it was time to stop trick or treating. At the time I was devastated… how on earth could I survive November without a pillow case of candy hidden in my closet? Sad, I know. Eventually I got over being the voluntold candy-hander-outer and for years Halloween wasn’t really a big deal. I learned that sneaking candy out of the family’s candy bowl was kinda fun and I didn’t really need all the dress-up stuff, and didn’t bother dressing up until my first year of university (on the night the Hubster and I first saw each other!) and I became the “Lady bug…
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World’s Worst Driver?
**I’ve heard a lot of grumbling about people generally disliking Disqus– the comment system I currently have on my blog. If the majority of you don’t like it, I’ll happily switch back to the Blogger comments (it just makes it more difficult for me to individually respond to your comments). Please take a second to let me know your thoughts by voting on my poll! :) –> Driving is not always the easiest thing in the world, but it’s definitely not rocket science either. We’ve all had our “Oops!” moments, but I’m a pretty cautious driver–I don’t really trust anyone around me on the road. I’ve seen too many stupid…
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Five Cents, Please*
(image found at: http://iloveeco.typepad.com/.a/6a00e550ca9fed88340112790ddbb728a4-800wi) “Would you like a bag for that?” This has become my new closing statement as I complete transactions in my store. Some people simply smile, and nod, grateful that we offer bags at all. Others shake their head and tell me they’d prefer to take a box. That’s awesome. Then there is the third group of people who inevitably respond to my question with, “Are you charging for bags?” “Yes. They are five cents.” They then look at me like I’ve broken into their bank and stolen all their retirement money, grumble about the high price and throw their money or credit cards down on the…