Firsts by Francis

Posted by on Dec 29, 2008 in dish | 0 comments This year, I decided that one of my more attainable goals would be to read the entire Dick Francis backlist. One, although I couldn’t plot one to save my life, I enjoy reading mysteries. Keeps the brain cells busy. Two, I have never wholly recovered from my girlhood horse obsession. Therefore, Dick Francis books, written by a British ex-steeplechase jockey and usually set either in or...
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Merry Christmas!!

Posted by on Dec 25, 2008 in dish | 0 comments For those of us who never experience a white Christmas, a little snow, courtesy of Currier and Ives:Enjoy a restful and blessed holiday!
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Beware of the Doghouse!

Posted by on Dec 23, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Okay, guys, this is why you need to pay attention when your wife/girlfriend/SO drops hints in the store:NOTE: The jewelry ploy doesn’t work on all women (mimi included). You really need to know her to find the perfect gift. But no pressure, okay? You got two days. Get crackin’.
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If Twilight Were…

Posted by on Dec 17, 2008 in dish | 1 comment Okay, this is very, very mean, but very, very funny. Check out cracked.com’s “If Twilight Was 10 Times Shorter and 100 Times More Honest.”Yes, I have just committed tweenage fangirl hara-kiri, but it made me laugh. What they said.
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P&P, Facebook Style

Posted by on Dec 11, 2008 in dish | 2 comments Okay, this is just hilarious. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, written as Facebook news feeds. Here’s a sample: Charles Bingley is buying a house! Mrs. Bennet became a fan of Charles Bingley. Kitty Bennet can’t stop coughing!!! Charles Bingley is now friends with Mr. Bennet and Sir William Lucas. 11 of your friends are attending Assembly at Meryton. Fitzwilliam Darcy is...
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Knock It Off With the Chainsaws Already

Posted by on Dec 9, 2008 in dish | 1 comment This week’s cover of Time sure pegged my Pissed-Off-O-Meter. The unsmiling woman in the photo is Michelle Rhee, the chancellor of the Washington, D.C. public schools. She is one no-nonsense broad. She’s determined to make sweeping (hence the broom) changes in the D.C. system, damn the torpedoes.More power to her. The public school system in this country is, let’s just admit it,...
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