Yearly Archives: 2012

Using Colorful Language (or Did You See What I Did There?)

Language isn’t always black and white. Indeed, some maroon can leave you red in the face with his linguistic abuses. Maybe a trip to Magenta would help get you back in the pink. Or maybe Burnt Orange Tailgating is more

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Posted in Blog, DPchallenge, Just nerding out

Do You Mind? (or Listen To The Words That Are Coming Out Of My Mouth)

Modern Etiquette for the Socially Challenged Part Three How many times in your life have you had this conversation?  Do you mind if I sit here? Yes. Yes, I can; or yes, you mind? I have to know; why is

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Posted in Blog, Whine Tasting

Too Much of a Good Thing (or Internet Dreams and Social Media Nightnares)

I live in a state of dread. I’m distracted and I can’t get any work done. Sometimes, I wake up in the middle of the night with chills. Other times, I can’t get to sleep at all. What has got

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Posted in Blog, I'm Just Saying, Smile for the camera, Things I know less about than I think

I Must Be A Hipster (or How To Write A Good Blog)

Only really cool people like you read this blog. At least that’s what I tell myself. Every now and then, I’ll be reading someone else’s blog and they’ll let us peek behind the curtain and see how many views or

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Posted in Best Of Verbatim Gibberish, Blog, Things I know less about than I think

My Neighbour Is Insane (or I Hope She Doesn’t Read This)

So, if you’ve read any of my previous blogs you may have noticed that I have a tendency to exaggerate (lie) about certain things. Like, for instance, that flat tire was entirely my fault (hit the curb), and I like

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Posted in Blog, Whine Tasting

Simile (or Love Is A Four Letter Word)

In response to the Weekly Writing Challenge: Easy As Pie from The Daily Post at WordPress.com Simile (A Poem by The Clueless Troubadour) Love is like a helium balloon Let it go and it flies away Hold it too close

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Posted in Blog, Insidious Inspiration

The Top Ten Questions Random People Keep Asking Me (or I Want To Be Alone)

Are you an artist or designer? Would like a chance to make fifty bucks and have your art on the cover of a book. Check out my Cover Art Contest for details on how to enter. And now on with

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Posted in Blog, Whine Tasting

Challenge Accepted (or WTF WordPress)

Ugh!. Now I think they’re trying to spite me. WordPress has Freshly Pressed themselves about how to get Freshly Pressed. SO meta…http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/09/27/what-makes-a-post-freshly-press-able-bacon-in-a-toaster/ And if you still don’t know what I’m talking about http://en.support.wordpress.com/freshly-pressed/ Photo courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net

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Posted in Announcements, Blog, I'm Just Saying, Whine Tasting

This Post Has Everything (or Go On, I Dare You)

So I figure the secret to a successful blog is getting people to read it. Okay, that might seem obvious, but bear with me for a moment. Now, the best way to get people to read your blog is either

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Posted in Announcements, Be Crafty, Best Of Verbatim Gibberish, Blog, I'm Just Saying, Insidious Inspiration, Whine Tasting

Letting The Air Out (or If You Could Walk A Mile In My Shoes)

There’s nothing so humbling as a flat tire. So I was driving my mother to the hospital (Don’t worry, not an emergency, just some elective surgery, but with cancellation fees and wait times being what they are, it’s a good

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Posted in Blog, I'm Just Saying, Insidious Inspiration, Things I know less about than I think, Uncategorized, Whine Tasting

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