Books and Cooks: Christmas Edition

I’M GIVING: I’M SERVING: MOROCCAN COUSCOUS AND VEGETABLESNovember’s Books and Cooks got pre-empted because so many of us couldn’t make it. We were supposed to have read Stolen Lives. I bought a copy. It’s been riding around in the trunk of my car for a month and a half. I know it’s an inspirational story of the indomitable human spirit, but I just...
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Ten on Tuesday: New Year’s Resolutions

After checking out the Thursday13 and 10 on Tuesday memes, I think I have to go with Tuesday. Fave day of the week. Plus, I am a Tuesday’s child (“fair of face,” if you can believe that!). So, Ten New Year’s Resolutions. Maybe since I’m thinking of them early and not just because it’s January 1 and all the pressure’s on, I might actually keep some of...
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Okay, So That Fits

Just dropped by my friend Macy’s blog to check things out, and she had an interesting post, her Harry Potter personality type. She’s Severus Snape, hahaha. So I had to check out myself, and lo and behold:Harry Potter Personality Quiz by Pirate Monkeys Inc.That figures. Although I’m not quite sure what they mean about a short attention sp…
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Champs at the Tramp!

Family fun today–got to attend the C-USA Championship game between one of my alma maters, the University of Central Florida, and Univ. of Tulsa. Frick and Frack ate it up. Plus, we got to shake the house, doing the bounce to Zombie Nation:Not only does our new stadium bounce, but our marquee RB, Kevin Smith, moved up to #2 on the NCAA All-Time season rushing list–right behind Barry...
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Loser!

Okay. If I can somehow write 9,100 words between now and midnight, I can still be a winner in this year’s NaNoWriMo.But since the squirrels are currently playing handball with what’s left of my cranium right now, I can’t see that happening. As it is, I racked up about 8K today, which is a hellacious output. Just not enough to make up for several days this month where my brain...
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