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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Enjoying From Home

Even though the Baltimore Orioles are in the playoffs, I will not be attending their games, even though I could if I wanted to. From 1997 through 2010, I loved going to Baltimore Oriole baseball games. The thought of not attending a playoff game would have never entered my mind during that time... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Spell It

We all have words that are difficult for us to spell. Here are ten words that often have the red squiggly line underneath. Just for the heck of it, I am going to not use spell check for them to see how I do. Words that are spelled wrong will be in bold. Cincinnatti Reguarily Angirly Embarrassed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Hair

I was in the midst of getting my haircut at Hair Cuttery. The timing was August 2006. Jennifer had been cutting my hair for six years. She leaned close to my right ear and whispered. "I gotta keep this quiet because I would get fired. I'm leaving here. Betty [another stylist] bought the salon across... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Verbal Irony

"Verbal irony is not sarcasm," Mr. Dell said to my freshman English peers and I. "Sarcasm is insulting a person. Verbal irony is not. For example, if you turn on the water fountain, see brown water and go, 'Oh, the water is so clear,' that is verbal irony." "But Mr. Dell," Mark Vito said, "that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

"He's My Brother-in-Law"

When the Baltimore Ravens came to Baltimore in 1996, they did not immediately become Uncle Richard's favorite National Football League team. After the Baltimore Colts left for Indianapolis in 1984, Uncle Richard adopted the Los Angeles Raiders as his football team. A lot of Baltimore fans adopted... Sign in to see full entry.

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