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How to Beat Your Friends at Words With Friends Without Really Trying

Posted in off topic, tagged , , , on January 1, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Hey all you Words With Friends addicts out there! I’ve been asked in a few of my games how I score so many points, so I thought for my first post of the New Year I would share some of my strategies for racking up points. I don’t always win, but I do fairly well [...]

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OMG YOU GUYS

Posted in grumble, off topic, tagged on April 5, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Okay, so last night Hubs and I sat down to watch a couple of episodes of Firefly and I knitted on my sweater. Dudes. IT’S STILL THE SAME LENGTH AS WHEN I STARTED! BLAAAAAAARGH!!! In other news, the new handbag I ordered from Amazon arrived today. IT’S SO AWESOME!

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Old Friend

Posted in life, off topic, random, tagged on February 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »

I find myself peering at the Profile picture you have posted And comparing it In my mind’s eye To the one of us In Yellowstone So many years ago Ball caps Round pubescent faces Hair sticking out in all directions Could that be you? One if my first friends Lost but not forgotten Found again [...]

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Adventures in Health Care

Posted in off topic, politics, rant, tagged , on November 15, 2009 | 7 Comments »

I just got back from the ER with Ezra who is having a bout of croup. While I was sitting there, I had a lot of time to think, mostly about how our health care system works, or doesn’t depending on your point of view. I knew going into the ER what we were dealing [...]

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And now for something completely different…

Posted in off topic, random on September 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Whereas today is A Day Without Cats, I offer you Puppy Can’t Get Up:

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What it is, it is.

Posted in News, off topic, politics on September 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »

*UPDATE* Evidently, I’m in some sort of time warp. The joint session will be Wednesday the 9th. Not today. This evening, President Obama will address a joint session of congress to urge and encourage them to move forward with their overhaul of the US health care system. Discussions about health care reform keep popping up [...]

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Eff RTD

Posted in off topic on July 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »

The recent Torchwood miniseries has made me realize that it’s time to take Captain Jack and Doctor Donna down from my header. Also, if I ever meet Russell T. Davies, I might have to punch him in the balls.

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Scrabble, IRL.

Posted in life, off topic, Scrabble on February 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Back in December, Mr. Interrupted participated in a local Scrabble tourney for newcomers. The night before he challenged to a practice game. One of the great things about Scrabble is that you can knit while playing!

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Unique Pageant Talent

Posted in off topic, random on January 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I like to think that if I were “pageant quality” (you know, like Sarah Palin), I would have a mundane, yet mindbogglingly amazing and weird talent like this. My favorite part is where the audience claps for her holding up her leg.

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Thinking of Spring Pasta Bake*

Posted in food, life, nanowrimo, off topic on November 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »

The stars must have been aligned–this dish was a huge hit at our house tonight. I riffed on this recipe featured on the Rachael Ray show today. All of the ingredients came from Trader Joe’s. Here’s how I did it: 1. Prepare one pound of dried tortellini pasta according to the package directions. 2. While [...]

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