The Digital Denizen

Smile Like You Mean It

2009-12-16T03:56:57Z

There's this mom at the C's school. We'll call her Shelly. Shelly is the proud, married nonworking mother of a 10 year old boy and a six-almost-seven year old girl. The girl's name some might think pretentious; others might think charming. I thin...

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Holidaze

2009-12-12T00:04:30Z

TIME IS COMING TOO FAST SLOW THAT PUPPY DOWN! Blegh. Ok, my mood is a bit colored (admittedly) by the newly acquired snarfly nose and general inclination to punctuate every movement of my body with "oof" as a result of an also newly acquired back...

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Catherding

2009-12-07T19:41:32Z

I remember when I first saw the EDS Catherder's commercial. It was 1999 and I was in my little apartment in Oceanside, with 3 cats and a large bottle of white zinfandel and a coffee table that I was supposedly putting together. I paused, with a s...

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Stick a Fork In Me

2009-11-29T20:03:05Z

I'm done. It was my worst half marathon time ever (2:59:03) BUT hey, I was gimpy this time and wasn't the last two. Also, my heart really wasn't in it. There was an element of self loathing that came into play that I'm not sure I really want to e...

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Success in Excess

2009-11-28T23:26:33Z

Having had a Thanksgiving last weekend, I decided there was absolutely nothing wrong with a repeat: in this case though I let someone else be hostess and enjoyed myself. Rather. A. Lot. Yesterday I got up (rather a lot late) and after some this-a...

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Boom De Ada Boom De Ada Boom De Ada Boom De Ada

2009-11-25T04:18:42Z

"I love the mountains, I love the sun so bright..." and so goes Discovery Channel's second "The World is Awesome" commercial, which is just... awesome. (You can see it on You Tube, or the Discovery Channel, or even read about it on Wikipedia). I ...

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Self Aware

2009-11-20T01:38:28Z

The C had a rough day at school the other day and, when we were reviewing his day, started hitting himself. That drives me nuts, and I usually beg him to stop or admonish him. It's his way of punishing himself, and it is disturbing to watch and m...

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Vegas Recap

2009-11-16T18:38:36Z

Las Vegas gives you the opportunity to view your fellow man/woman at their presumable best and their presumable worst. Dine out in a fancy restaurant (as we did at Fleur de Lys) and you see him/her at their best: dressed nicely, observing manners...

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Las Vegas

2009-11-14T17:18:19Z

THEHotel. Oh, THEHotel. It is beautiful. There are dimly lit corridors stuffed with marble and sumptuous carpets and elegant flower arrangements and terribly disturbing art. The toiletries are many and varied, attend me: hair cleanser (not shampo...

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A Tale of Woe

2009-11-13T16:36:27Z

Greetings from the Southwest Airlines terminal at the Seattle Tacoma International Airport. I arrived ludicrously early to the airport this morning – as in, two and a half hours early. Bag check and security was negotiated within 20 minutes, and...

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