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crap no. 25
Murder Couple had a fight last week. I’m not sure what happened, but I was out watering some plants when they came walking by. Lady killer was striding about 10 feet in front of her limping male counterpart, and looked like she had some plans for his eyeballs and a decorative jar. (Are they suffering from the…
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Summer blogging update: I haven’t been doing it. But given that the internet is bursting with gems like 8 Ways to Write on a Balloon, I’d say you’ve got enough to keep yourself busy. Kitty update: both of our cats are still alive and eating! Effie celebrated her 14th birthday on Friday. Back in June, I couldn’t imagine that…
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Kitty Update: Niles is eating like an almost normal cat, and we’ve had some lengthy discussions about the importance of not starving oneself to death. And Effie? Well, our old girl won’t be getting better, but she seems happy and comfortable, which is all we’re asking for these days. Extra snuggles are being administered, and I’ve lost 7…
Read Morecrap no. 22
2.0 and I finally finished the last season of Dexter on Netflix this week, and then they announced a possible comeback season. Okay, Television, you win. WE’LL NEVER BE ABLE TO KEEP UP. I mentioned this once in a newsletter, but it continues to be a problem for me. Have you ever noticed that if you say, “Thanks…
Read Morecrap no. 21
Last week, a few of my students asked about my high school experience in the 80’s. What did we wear? What were record stores like? Were there richie kids? Did I make my own prom dress? Eventually I had to tell them that I didn’t grow up on the set of Pretty in Pink. In a recent email exchange, I told my…
Read Morecrap no. 20
I know what you’re wondering: is this blog just going to be crap from now on? And the answer is: probably. Let’s talk about about people who stop to talk to other people at the bottom of staircases and escalators, shall we? I want to kick them in their backs. They are interrupting the flow…
Read Morecrap no. 19
My first crap of 2016! (Literally. I’ve been pretty stressed out.) Niles the Cat has been under the weather lately, as he’s still battling an eye injury from October. This week we started a more aggressive treatment, which basically means things have to get worse before they get better. So because I’m a World Class Worrier, I’m…
Read Morecrap no. 18
My sister, Haddy, made an excellent point when we were chatting a while back. She noted that there has been a real departure from storytelling on blogs in recent years. Have you noticed the same? Is blogging dead? A lot of people think so. If blogging is dead, it’s bloggers that killed it. (Virtual baby showers, people.…
Read Morecrap no. 17
Promising your readers that you’ll be back on September 1st, and then spending six months doing jack all to prepare, may not have been the best idea in the history of ideas. Though entirely motivated to step away from the white noise that is food blogging, I’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed by the (self-imposed) pressure to do something unique with…
Read Morecrap no. 16
Note: I used thesaurus.com to make this post more eloquent (ardent, stirring, fervid). Dear Acquaintances, I hope my blog has been a jubilant space for you to visit over the years. I also hope that it has been a place where you can come to forget about a crappy day, forget about crapping your pants, or take…
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