Operation Kerosene Update #3

Posted by mimi on Jul 24, 2007 in dish | 0 comments AmVets came today and took with them five boxes o’stuff. Linens from the aforementioned cleaned-out closet, a lamp and night light from DS’s room that no longer go with the decor, outgrown clothing, and a few odds and ends. Liberating!Unfortch, there’s no break from the endless laundry and floor cleaning that must take place in a regular household, and somehow we’ve lost...
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Off to Read the Wizard

Posted by mimi on Jul 21, 2007 in dish | 0 comments We just got back from a release party for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows–read the first two chapters aloud in the car already. Looks like this one will be cracker. Back later…UPDATE7:45 am, all done. In all, a balanced book. Laughter and tears, good and evil, and a fitting ending. Didn’t all I wanted, nor all of my questions answered, but fitting. It’ll be wonderful...
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Floridiots

Posted by mimi on Jun 28, 2007 in dish | 1 comment Off we go to cause traffic disruption in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. Or, as the denizens of such mountains refer to us as we sea-level creatures navigate windy, two-lane roads, act like Floridiots. Kinda clever moniker, actually. Wish we could come up with something equally snappy to refer to the crazy NY/NJ/Ohio drivers who invade us every summer…Don’t expect much in...
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Playing Nice in the Political Sandbox

Posted by mimi on Jun 27, 2007 in dish | 0 comments By now, the informed world is familiar with the Hardball smackdown/sandbagging (choose your term based upon which side of the political fence you graze) featuring conservative pundit Ann Coulter and Elizabeth Edwards, wife of presidential candidate John Edwards. Video clips abound in the blogosphere, in case you’ve been under a rock or, as we Florida teachers have been, waiting less and...
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