Annual Dose of Crazy

Posted by on Oct 16, 2008 in dish | 3 comments So two years ago I decide to throw the biggest wrench in the world into my already packed schedule and do NaNoWriMo. Thirty days, fifty thousand words–one month to a complete first draft of a novel. Normally, I’m a save-it-up-behind-the-dam gal. I’ll think and fidget and think and ponder and then finally sit down and blurt out whole chapters at a time. Those chapters tend to be...
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Ten Bands/Artists That Remind You of High School

Posted by on Oct 14, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Bruce Springsteen – “tramps like us…baby we were born to run!”Duran Duran – “…and I’m hungry like the wolf!”R.E.M. – “…radio free Europe…”John Cougar Mellencamp – “…little ditty ’bout Jack and Diane…”The Police – “don’t stand…don’t stand...
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Leaf Peepin’

Posted by on Oct 12, 2008 in dish | 1 comment mimi père and Wicked have lived in the mountains for seven years now, and this is the first time we’ve visited in the fall. Leaf peepers, the locals call those of us who slow down traffic and wander about agape. But can you blame us? Check these out:Autumn. Le sigh. I have a sudden urge to go read some Keats.
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You’re Lucky Enough

Posted by on Oct 11, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Woke up to this today:As the little plaque in the powder room says, “If you’re lucky enough to be in the mountains, you’re lucky enough.”
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Staying Young

Posted by on Oct 5, 2008 in dish | 3 comments Happy B-Day to me! Normally birthdays involve lots of soul-searching and whatnot, but I think the best advice for staying young is courtesy of baseball’s legendary Satchel Paige:Avoid fried meats, which angry up the blood.If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.Keep your juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move.Go very gently on the vices, such...
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Meme From Hell

Posted by on Oct 5, 2008 in dish | 3 comments Dara over at Slave to Romance is dead meat. I spent all day with her in a workshop yesterday, and she didn’t say she’d tagged me for this meme! (Okay, not really dead meat, since she is so very nice, but paybacks may be in order.) Here we go, the longest meme in the world:1. What is your occupation? Teacher, writer, mom, Chief Cook and Bottlewasher2. What color are your socks right...
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