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My Final Read This Summer

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:25:41 +0000

Anyone who truly loves books knows that feeling of turning the first pages of a much anticipated read. I had that feeling a couple nights ago when I turned past the front cover and read the introduction of a particular novel. I decided to only read the intro and foreword that first night. The next [...]

A Gardening Parable

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:57:34 +0000

I once knew a woman who bought a friend’s house. My friend had the nicest kept yard in her neighborhood. Many of her neighbors wondered if the yard would look as pretty once a new owner took over. You see, my friend, while just a weekend gardener, really made her yard lovely. It wasn’t a [...]

“The Industry Is Dead.”

Fri, 20 May 2011 22:29:51 +0000

Interesting video about publishing today. What do you think? PressPausePlay – Animated Content from Stuart Langfield on Vimeo. -bm

Bacon Torture

Thu, 12 May 2011 22:30:25 +0000

Heh-heh… bm

Time Keeps On Ticking, Ticking, Ticking

Thu, 12 May 2011 04:59:40 +0000

I bet Christmas will be here in two months.  That’s how fast time feels lately.  My son will be driving a car in three years.  Freaky.  My daughter made me breakfast in bed without any help on Mother’s Day and cleaned up the whole kitchen by herself.  Freaky.   I am not one to constantly wish my kids would stay little [...]

Frozen Pizzas & Cake – It’s What’s For Lunch During Spring Break

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:22:13 +0000

So I went to the uber healthy PCC market to buy groceries for the first time with the kids.  I’ve never really bought anything there, only looked around.  What I left the store with was three frozen pizzas, a giant lemon cake, and a bunch of red velvet cupcakes.   That was it.  Nothing fresh, nothing green, [...]

Sorry All Your Comments Are Gone Again

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:33:40 +0000

Another system upgrade deleted comments to all my recent posts since the last system deletion episode, which I realize was not very long ago.  Sorry about this ongoing issue.   I really do like all your comments very much and have not deleted them on purpose or anything.    I don’t enjoy futility, and I’m sure you don’t either, so [...]

My Life Was Hijacked By The Kids & There’s No Landing The Plane Anytime Soon

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:10:45 +0000

Every fall when the kids have their birthdays, I mistakenly believe I will have more quality free time.  Because they’re older, you know.  Older = more independent in my ignoramus mind.  While this is true on some level, we’ve reached a stage of parenthood in which the kids have serious goals of their own, time-consuming hobbies and [...]

Beast Mom Gardening Tip (AKA Why All People With Weeds & Moss Should Adopt A Dog)

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:46:48 +0000

I don’t write an expert gardening blog, ok?  I’ll just say that up front because the last time I wrote something - however ridiculous -about gardening, a couple of snotty gardeners got on my case about what I wrote, accusing me of posing as some gardening expert.   hahahahahahahahahahahahahaHA!  Some people clearly have no sense of humor, accento on the “sense” part.  Some [...]

Marian Call Of The Wild

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 07:08:47 +0000

I went with my husband to go see Marian Call in concert.  You know what I liked best about her show?  She reminds me of all the wildness in nature, the vines that grow where you don’t expect, the rush of wind through the treetops, the way the snow sometimes falls sideways and pierces your eyeball.  [...]

BEWARE: Avoid Rescue Rooter

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:18:25 +0000

The thing I find most disturbing about my plumbing nightmare this past month is not the fact that we had sewage chug up into our tub.  The thing that most disturbs me is the experience I had with certain personnel from Rescue Rooter of Kent/Pacific, WA.  I am a firm believer that there are more [...]

The Bathroom Tale Worsens

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:14:25 +0000

So we had a plumber out who snaked the tub/toilet, and the water started flowing – all looked fine – but then, last night, everything stopped up again.  We called the plumber once more, and he was to come back out today, but  then I noticed something else was wrong…in the basement.  I was doing my weekly vacuuming of [...]

Quick! Learn WordPress! Unclog The Bathroom Too!

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:55:46 +0000

All the P-I blogs suddenly transferred over to WordPress.  This is the reason why my blog looks different now.  And why all my links are missing on my sidebar.  And why all your comments are gone.   Yee-haw!  Sometimes I question the word “upgrade” as it pertains to pretty much anything. Ok, but seriously, the upshot is [...]

What Are Your Favorite Asian Restaurants In The Seattle Area?

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:46:00 +0000

I'm taking a friend to Din Tai Fung today for her birthday, and it got me thinking about what my favorite Asian eateries are around here, although I'm actually more curious about how others would answer this. Tell me your list if you have time!

Happy 2011?

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:33:00 +0000

Nothing all that blog-worthy has happened for a while. Or maybe I'm just embarrassed at how inane my ordinary happenings are compared to other things going on in the world. It's been a sobering 2011, hasn't it? AZ, Egypt, etc. I find I cannot blog about silly stuff lately. It just feels kind of...I don't know...selfish? Shallow? Something. I'm sure I'll be back at some point with my kooky posts but lately haven't been in the mood to write at length about anything here.

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