Category Archives: General

we now return you to your regular programming

Super eggplant was down all day because my brother was upgrading his DSL (and super eggplant lives on his server). I’ll be able to bop him on the head in person in a week, since I will be heading to … Continue reading

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sunny spring

It was a perfectly lovely day today! I went to the post office and then I accidentally went to the bead store, where I accidentally spent way more money than I intended. I don’t know how to bead, and I … Continue reading

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I want my MTV

Well, not really, since I don’t watch MTV, but I do watch CBS, and our access to it has been yanked because of some dispute between EchoStar (owners of dish network, which we subscribe to) and Viacom, mega media company … Continue reading

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the spices of life

I frequently go on and on about how much I love Penzey’s, the spice store. Sadly, I have never set foot into a Penzey’s store, and many of you who do not live in the Midwest probably haven’t, either. Well, … Continue reading

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a dentist’s worst nightmare

Current sweets inventory: – Frango dreamsicles – Frango lemon lime – Girl Scout Thin Mints (Peter’s pick) – Girl Scout Animal Treasures (shortbread with chocolate) – Girl Scout Peanut Butter Sandwiches – Reese’s foil-wrapped peanut butter eggs (golly but I … Continue reading

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(b)limey!

What’s this? No, I haven’t been playing around with graphics programs and changing the color of my Frango box. Carolyn said that she “may have accidentally” sent something else, and today this landed on my doorstep: LEMON LIME Frangos. Can … Continue reading

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flufforama

Well, what’s this cocooned in a protective shroud? Click to see the beauty within! Thanks to Eklectika for sending this nugget of goodness and beauty! And I’d also like to thank the Academy, no, wait, er, I want to thank … Continue reading

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knitblogger convergence

Not much happens in our sleepy little town, but today there was some excitement–the charming Joanna hit town in her rented convertible (darn! I should have snapped a photo of her in her car!) just in time for lunch. We … Continue reading

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blog bog

I didn’t post yesterday because I had absolutely nothing to say (okay, so maybe I don’t have much to say MOST of the time, but yesterday was an extreme case!). I don’t have much to say today, either, so I … Continue reading

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iTunes for insane brother

Hey peeps (that’s a term of endearment, you know), if you drink Pepsi but don’t want your iTunes codes, it’d be great if you could send them to my insane brother. He’s sort of collecting them. Oh, and if you … Continue reading

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