Wednesday, November 2, 2005
I WISH I HAD SAID THIS--IT BROUGHT ME TO TEARS AND MADE ME ASHAMED.........
On last night's Boston Legal--a show I watch once in a while--a young woman was suing the US Military for her brother's death in Iraq. The premise was that her brother, a National Guardsman, joined under the assumption pressed on him by the recruiter that he would be trained in the job skill of his...
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Tuesday, November 1, 2005
AN UPDATE IN THE SAGA OF THE NON-PAYING MAGAZINE. STORY HITS BIG TIME.
Angela Hoy, who own Writer's Weekly, has been in contact with me regarding The Village Magazine. If you scroll back through this journal you'll see that the on-line publication published an article I wrote and did not pay me. Well, the bums did it to other writers also. So now Angela has gotten into...
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Thursday, October 27, 2005
I ADMIT IT--I HAVE A CRUSH ON THESE BLOGGERS...............................
We all know about Blogit crushes. Sometimes they are consummated (not to be confused with consommé which, I think, is a French broth), and that usually with disastrous results—but mostly they are just crushes—flights of fancy, as in “I fancy you.” My Blogit crushes occur, for the most part, because...
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ONE, TWO, THREE TIMES AN AUNT..............................................
Sam's (my youngest daughter) dad's (my second ex-husband) side of the family was blessed with three new babies this week. Sam's half-brother, my ex-step-son (this is confusing) and his wife had twin girls this morning. Aubrey and Avery were born after 24 hours of labor! Sam stayed for the whole...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2005
1200 BLOGGERS HAVE READ THIS CRAP? GET A LIFE PEOPLE!!!! NOW READ THIS.....
THIS WAS SENT TO ME BY A FRIEND TODAY--ENJOY. Best Prayer I Have Heard In A Long Time... Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and...
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005
BLOGGER POLISHES MOM'S KITCHEN FLOOR--MOM FALLS AND CAN'T GET UP...........
Well, it didn't quite happen like that. I did polish my Mom's kitchen floor the day they were coming home from the writer's conference. And Mom did fall down. And my first thought when she told me was that it was my fault--much as I claim everything is my fault just to keep the peace in my family....
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Monday, October 24, 2005
STRANDED IN THE HIGHLANDS..................................................
On Saturday, I attended Sam's last high school marching band competition--The Highlands Classic Invitational in Hillsboro. The band did well, however, marching on a rain-soaked field knee-deep in mud was not a pleasant experience for any of the bands. Especially for the flag corps, who have to do...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005
BACK HOME ON DERANGED......................................................
Am back in my own house again. Well, am back at Jake's house, which is my current abode until I can squander enough moolah to venture on my own again. Spent Tuesday morning--last day at parents' house--cleaning like a white tornado with red hair. Jippy, their Sheltie, has been molting all week....
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Sunday, October 16, 2005
READING CASS' POST ABOUT HER DAD MADE ME WANT TO SHARE THIS......
I've been staying at my parents' house this week, running their internet businesses and pet-sitting (koi, cats, dogs). Last Monday as my parents prepared to leave, Dad once again asked me when Jake and I were getting married. I hemmed and hawed and finally said, "I don't know." Dad then proceeded to...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005
CROCODILE HUNTER'S GOT NOTHING ON ME....................................
I'm spending about ten days at my parents' house, 30 miles east of where I live, and am house/dog/cat-sitting for them while they're on a business trip to Florida. Dad has a new book coming out on the spiritual power of John G. Lake, so they're at the publishers delivering the manuscript. Mom also...
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Saturday, October 8, 2005
THE WORD OF THE WEEK.......................................................
I have never heard this word before, and yet, just this week, I have heard or read it three times! Schadenfreude. It's a German word that means to take delight in someone else's misfortune. I first heard it on this week's episode of Boston Legal. In fact, I think the episode was called...
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Wednesday, October 5, 2005
BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN...................................................
In most lines of publishing there is a time period during which the emphasis is on sales and not on purchases. This is the dry period for freelance writers. For the past couple of months--since May in fact--I haven't had any greeting card assignments. So I've been filling in the gaps with newspaper...
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Sunday, September 4, 2005
SAM ACCOSTED BY DRUNKEN INTRUDER IN OUR DRIVEWAY!!!!!......................
Sam, my 17 year old daughter, was on her way home from a friend's pool party very late Friday night. On the way home, she spotted an overturned vehicle at a three-way crossing near Lake Waynoka--a planned lake community. She called me and asked if she should go back and check to see if anyone was...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005
It's that time of year again--START YOUR WEINIES!!.........................
Still no news on the editor position with the Press. I have been taking on a lot of assignments for the paper though--they pay me a goodly sum for each article, though they don't pay mileage. I only take story assignments within a reasonable distance from my house for that reason since gas is...
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005
NO--I HAVE NOT BEEN SITTING AROUND WITH MY THUMB UP MY ....................
You finish the sentence--it is way too disgusting for me. Haven't been around daily like I use to be but I have been busy. Am still editing and dealing with agents for that marvelous children's book I told you about earlier in the year written by a genius blogger. Am still writing sappy rhymes for...
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Tuesday, July 19, 2005
YOU'VE GROWN SO TALL SINCE I LAST SAW YOU.................................
I haven't been on Blogit in quite a while. This is partly due to it being summer and my being a bit busy. I'm also suffering from a summer malaise, ennui, or apathy I guess--just can't bring myself to sit and write a post that I feel anyone would actually care to read. My days have not been filled...
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Friday, July 8, 2005
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS--HURL THEM AT THE WALL..........................
The past cupla weeks have not been banner ones--unless the banner reads "Kick Me." I received the results of my biopsy--which were not stellar--I won't go into detail--mostly because I haven't decided what I am going to do. I also got a summons. It seems that in 1998 someone got a credit card in my...
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Friday, July 1, 2005
MY 17 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER PERFORMS DELICATE SURGERY WITHOUT LICENSE
Sam is volunteering at the local hospital this summer--two days a week--four-hour shifts. She chose to work in the emergency room. Her first day was Monday--and no one came in at all. She sat around with the nurses and doctors all day. Thursday they brought in a man who had cut off his pinky finger...
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
I'M IN LOVE WITH A MOVIE THAT TANKED AT THE BOX OFFICE
I took a couple of hours off yesterday and watched "Beyond the Sea." I have always been a Kevin Spacey fan--one of the finest actors on the planet--and now my admiration knows no bounds. The man can sing and dance too! And I've always loved some of Bobby Darin's songs--notably "Beyond the Sea" and...
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Monday, June 27, 2005
BIG SALE--"NOT AS IN BLUELIGHT SPECIAL"-BIG SALE BY BLOGGER, WELL JUST READ
Gallant purchased 18 verses from me this weekend. This is out of the humongous assignment I received from them in April and had six weeks to complete. They are varied categories: sympathy, baby boy/girl, birthday, anniversary, etc. My agent said there are more purchases looming on the horizon, so...
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