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The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude. ~Voltaire
MY RECENT POSTS
- Open Call: Snickerdoodles!
December 17, 2009 12:26PM - The Best Craigslist Ad EVER!
November 22, 2009 07:53PM - Open Call: A First! (With
Firsts)
July 31, 2009 05:29PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Great dose of
perspective. Merry
Christmas!
Oh, and GO
BUCKEYES!!!!!! What the
h…”
December 24, 2009 10:53AM - “After running through
our collection of Christmas
movies this
week we realized
th…”
December 24, 2009 12:00AM - “Beautiful, just
beautiful. Thanks, Nana, for
directing me
here.”
December 20, 2009 09:48PM - “Hooray! So happy you
made it out alive. Isn't it
amazing what
that pesky
questi…”
December 20, 2009 04:00AM - “"Do you folks really
want our country to be back in
the hands
of the
Republi…”
December 17, 2009 09:25PM
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December 24, 2009 10:53AM
“Great dose of perspective. Merry Christmas! Oh, and GO BUCKEYES!!!!!! What the hell are you doing in Michigan?”
About: Just a Misplaced Buckeye
“Great dose of perspective. Merry Christmas! Oh, and GO BUCKEYES!!!!!! What the hell are you doing in Michigan?”
About: Just a Misplaced Buckeye
December 24, 2009 12:00AM
“After running through our collection of Christmas movies this week we realized this is one of two Christmas movies we're missing, so we went hunting on…”
About: The Greatest Version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
“After running through our collection of Christmas movies this week we realized this is one of two Christmas movies we're missing, so we went hunting on…”
About: The Greatest Version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
December 20, 2009 09:48PM
“Beautiful, just beautiful. Thanks, Nana, for directing me here.”
About: Blackie's Wino Christmas-A Gift to My OS Pals
“Beautiful, just beautiful. Thanks, Nana, for directing me here.”
About: Blackie's Wino Christmas-A Gift to My OS Pals
December 20, 2009 04:00AM
“Hooray! So happy you made it out alive. Isn't it amazing what that pesky questioning can lead to?”
About: Why the Baptist Church Can't Tolerate My Divorce
“Hooray! So happy you made it out alive. Isn't it amazing what that pesky questioning can lead to?”
About: Why the Baptist Church Can't Tolerate My Divorce
December 17, 2009 09:25PM
“"Do you folks really want our country to be back in the hands of the Republicans and the destructive American conservatism that dominates that par…”
About: Liberals Are On Self-Destruct!
“"Do you folks really want our country to be back in the hands of the Republicans and the destructive American conservatism that dominates that par…”
About: Liberals Are On Self-Destruct!
December 17, 2009 01:17PM
“This is so true. I wish I could say I've been able to 'fake it' with any degree of success, but I never have. 'They' always know when you just don't…”
About: Faking It At Work: The Introvert's Guide
“This is so true. I wish I could say I've been able to 'fake it' with any degree of success, but I never have. 'They' always know when you just don't…”
About: Faking It At Work: The Introvert's Guide
December 04, 2009 11:37AM
“Your title is perfect. All I ever wanted was to be asked, too. About anything. Luckily, my mother found a way to fall into that 29 percent of success…”
About: Nobody Asked Me
“Your title is perfect. All I ever wanted was to be asked, too. About anything. Luckily, my mother found a way to fall into that 29 percent of success…”
About: Nobody Asked Me
November 22, 2009 11:44PM
“I love that he lists 'mentally sound' as a requirement. Wouldn't that automatically disqualify anyone who responds?”
About: The Best Craigslist Ad EVER!
“I love that he lists 'mentally sound' as a requirement. Wouldn't that automatically disqualify anyone who responds?”
About: The Best Craigslist Ad EVER!
November 20, 2009 12:27AM
“You may say you're a dreamer. But you're not the only one.”
About: if it's not a sloppy mess, you're doing it wrong
“You may say you're a dreamer. But you're not the only one.”
About: if it's not a sloppy mess, you're doing it wrong
November 14, 2009 07:47PM
“Stick $100 worth of pennies in a glass jar. Fill with water. Place in freezer till solid. Stick it in a BAG and send along. Cold hard cash. No box…”
About: When Friends Demand Cash for Wedding: “No Boxed Gifts”
“Stick $100 worth of pennies in a glass jar. Fill with water. Place in freezer till solid. Stick it in a BAG and send along. Cold hard cash. No box…”
About: When Friends Demand Cash for Wedding: “No Boxed Gifts”
November 07, 2009 10:50PM
“Arggh, migraines. I had them for years and years - at least one a week, lasting for two days. The only thing that ever worked for me was injectable I…”
About: Migraine
“Arggh, migraines. I had them for years and years - at least one a week, lasting for two days. The only thing that ever worked for me was injectable I…”
About: Migraine
November 04, 2009 07:52PM
“I care. And I agree.”
About: Universal Health Care isn't POSSIBLE in the US...
“I care. And I agree.”
About: Universal Health Care isn't POSSIBLE in the US...
October 29, 2009 11:15PM
“If we just wait long enough maybe they'll go so far right they end up on the left.”
About: "Halloween candy dedicated & prayed over by witches"
“If we just wait long enough maybe they'll go so far right they end up on the left.”
About: "Halloween candy dedicated & prayed over by witches"
October 22, 2009 05:55PM
“We're shoveling plenty of money at Pakistan, too. What is it, 7 billion over five years? Maybe the rabble could just relocate there if they want help…”
About: The Jobless Recovery Is a Problem for Dems? Oh, Yeah
“We're shoveling plenty of money at Pakistan, too. What is it, 7 billion over five years? Maybe the rabble could just relocate there if they want help…”
About: The Jobless Recovery Is a Problem for Dems? Oh, Yeah
October 20, 2009 04:07PM
“PLEEEASE can I write the advice column? I've always wanted to write a good snarky advice column, not like the namby-pamby "go seek counseling&quo…”
About: I'm Onto Something Very Big But I'm Going To Need Your Help
“PLEEEASE can I write the advice column? I've always wanted to write a good snarky advice column, not like the namby-pamby "go seek counseling&quo…”
About: I'm Onto Something Very Big But I'm Going To Need Your Help
October 20, 2009 03:42PM
“Yet these are the first people who will scream about bureaucrats coming between you and your medical decisions.”
About: Am I Not A Person?
“Yet these are the first people who will scream about bureaucrats coming between you and your medical decisions.”
About: Am I Not A Person?
October 14, 2009 06:11PM
“There is a Menopause Barbie! But she's called Cougar Barbie: http://www.metacafe.co m/watch/2702184/cougar_barbie/ ”
About: To Barbie or Not to Barbie Is Not Really the Question
“There is a Menopause Barbie! But she's called Cougar Barbie: http://www.metacafe.co m/watch/2702184/cougar_barbie/ ”
About: To Barbie or Not to Barbie Is Not Really the Question
October 14, 2009 02:57PM
“For some reason nearly everyone in my life has underestimated and/or dismissed me based on their assumptions - assumptions based on my profession, my l…”
About: What's in a name? OPEN CALL
“For some reason nearly everyone in my life has underestimated and/or dismissed me based on their assumptions - assumptions based on my profession, my l…”
About: What's in a name? OPEN CALL
October 13, 2009 12:13AM
“With my first marriage I took his name because, well, it's what was done; it didn't occur to me that I had options. The day the divorce was finalized…”
About: What's In A Name? Not Much, Just My Whole Identity
“With my first marriage I took his name because, well, it's what was done; it didn't occur to me that I had options. The day the divorce was finalized…”
About: What's In A Name? Not Much, Just My Whole Identity
October 10, 2009 01:00PM
“Seems to be a lot of that going around. Wish I knew how to combat it.”
About: I have no right to be better than you
“Seems to be a lot of that going around. Wish I knew how to combat it.”
About: I have no right to be better than you
October 10, 2009 11:33AM
“Admirable and probable necessary given what we've seen in Pittsburgh and elsewhere. Unfortunately, there are plenty of mercernaries to take the place…”
About: OATH KEEPERS
“Admirable and probable necessary given what we've seen in Pittsburgh and elsewhere. Unfortunately, there are plenty of mercernaries to take the place…”
About: OATH KEEPERS
October 09, 2009 02:38PM
“Yes, yes, YES!! Gladly!! How exciting is this? *happydancehapp ydance* It's so nice to find a way to REALLY help people. Now there's a fully-funded w…”
About: Pitch In, Would You?
“Yes, yes, YES!! Gladly!! How exciting is this? *happydancehapp ydance* It's so nice to find a way to REALLY help people. Now there's a fully-funded w…”
About: Pitch In, Would You?

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