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Unbreakable

Unbreakable
Location
Somewhere over the rainbow, Texas, USA
Birthday
December 06
Bio
I have but one blog to give for my country....

NOVEMBER 22, 2009 7:10PM

When Old Becomes New Again

 

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 I promised to post "after" pics of the bathrooms of the house we just finished rehabbing. But, since I had some free time on my hands this weekend - thank God! - I took the opportunity to put together a slideshow of the total transformation. Pretty… Read full post »

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It's that time again. Time to flex those writing muscles and submit your best fiction stories for FICTION FRIDAY. Don't make me hunt for your stories - shoot me a PM with the link to your work, so I can post it here. Your help will be greatly appreciated… Read full post »

NOVEMBER 19, 2009 11:29AM

New Life for an Old House

After two-and-a-half long and extremely trying months, we are finally nearing the end of our second house re-hab. This one was a special challenge - think: Tom Hanks' character laughing hysterically after the bathtub falls through the floor in The Money Pit. Oh yeah, it's been that kind of insane.… Read full post »

NOVEMBER 14, 2009 11:45AM

My Life in One Hundred Words or Less

Also available in the extended version YOU SAY I'M A SARCASTIC BITCH LIKE IT'S A BAD THING. Coming soon in paperback.

 

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009 12:50PM

FICTION FRIDAY FINDS 11.13.09 UPDATED!!

 

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 A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WROTE FICTION, SENT LINKS AND POSTED A WORK OF FICTION TODAY

I apologize if I am missing anyone, I've tried not to, but if you did a Fiction Friday post and don't find a link to your work below,… Read full post »

NOVEMBER 11, 2009 6:01PM

Teacher

"I've got a crush on you!" His voice was an urgent whisper as Jim and I stood, shoulders touching, at the coffee table in the back of the room. Nearly everyone else had taken their seats and the two of us had lingered, as weRead full post »

NOVEMBER 10, 2009 9:01PM

FICTION FRIDAY FAST APPROACHING

FICTION FRIDAY 
CALLING ALL FANCIERS OF FICTION
 
 
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Don't forget about this week's upcoming Fiction Friday. Many of you expressed interest in participating after the posting I did last week which highlighted some of the premiere contributions. There are no ru… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 9, 2009 4:00PM

ENOUGH

Okay, people. Show's over. Nothing to see here. Move along.

David, this one's for you. 

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NOVEMBER 7, 2009 4:59AM

Fiction Friday Finds UPDATED!

Read book Pictures, Images and Photos

Having read some astoundingly good contributions to Fiction Friday, I am compelled to (hopefully) direct some of you to those fine pieces of writing. You won't be disappointed by a single one of them - they are all THAT GOOD, truly worthy of your time. I read these/… Read full post »

NOVEMBER 6, 2009 3:10PM

CONTIGO

Is there a more romantic language than Spanish? Or a man more suited to sing Spanish love ballads than Luis Miguel? I'll let you make up your own minds.....

 

 

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009 4:22PM

ZZ Top Biker Guy

So, I'm sitting in Starbucks waiting for a call from the contractor who went to get the materials to install the countertops and sinks in the two bathrooms in the house we're rehabbing. This particular location is not my choice of Starbucks cafes, but it's close to the house where I… Read full post »

NOVEMBER 1, 2009 11:33PM

I Want A Man

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 Now that I have your attention (well, some of you, anyway,) can we talk? I've been thinking about this a lot. For a long time. I want a man. Not just any man, mind you. A very specific man.

Let's be very clear here. I already… Read full post »

NOVEMBER 1, 2009 10:07AM

You Scared Me to Death!!

Still in the spirit of Halloween this morning..... and this video is just too damn funny. It's one of my all-time favorites - makes me laugh no matter how many times I see it. It's a perfect representation of the kind of sick, twisted humor I love. Happy day… Read full post »

OCTOBER 31, 2009 11:34AM

BWWWAAAAHHH-AHHHH-AHHHHH!!!!!

In honor of this most auspicious of days, I'm taking off my bitch costume and putting on my bumble-bee costume. Check it out:

bumblebee BUMBLE BEE TUNA....BUMBLE BEE TUNA.....BUMBLE BEE TUNA

Now, for the really good photos:

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Right after this picture was taken, Wolverine accidentally poked hims… Read full post »

OCTOBER 30, 2009 1:02AM

Brains Checked Here - Free of Charge

Gird your loins, people, I've held my tongue as long as possible and I came loaded for bear today. Normally, I am a forgiving soul, someone who will give you the benefit of the doubt and I usually try to think the best of most people. For whatever reason (and no,… Read full post »

OCTOBER 20, 2009 10:14PM

HIDE AND SEEK

I remember only bits and pieces of the weekend when I first met my sister. Looking back at photos taken that weekend, the shock we all felt is apparent on every face, except for my mom, who seemed happily oblivious to the bizarre tableau being staged in her cozy familyRead full post »

OCTOBER 18, 2009 7:29PM

Oh, and Her Name is Kathy

“Mom, what do you mean your “other daughter?”  I ask, speaking in a calm, soft voice, as if to someone who is maniacally waving a bomb around, threatening to drop it at the slightest provocation. In reality, she had already dropped the bomb, but my brain was struggling to catch/Read full post »

OCTOBER 17, 2009 12:02AM

Enter the Middle Child

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 Kathy, Me and Mike

I'm nothing if not resilient. Rolling with the punches is one of my foremost strengths. To prove that point, (as if you need convincing of it by now) let's jump in the time-machine and fast-forward from 1970 to 1983. By then, my brother and… Read full post »

OCTOBER 14, 2009 8:04AM

WHERE AM I?

I'm at an interesting place. Following the frenzy of several gut-spilling posts in the Little Girl Lost series, culminating with the first-time-ever-in-the-history-of-the-world public confession of being molested by my step-father, I seem to have no more words. I still log on to OS several times a da… Read full post »

OCTOBER 8, 2009 4:05PM

When She Was Thirteen

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It happened when she was thirteen-years-old. Just out of the blue, with no warning or building of tension or anything like that. She had just come home from school and was in her bedroom sorting through her homework, trying to decide where to start.Read full post »

OCTOBER 7, 2009 10:28AM

HOPE DEFERRED

The years passed, time went forward and life in Kimberly’s family became a mixture of hope deferred and turmoil. Some days were better than others; some days were filled with simply survival. Kimberly and Michael learned to be as invisible as possible. It wasn’t a foolproof plan. SometimeRead full post »

OCTOBER 5, 2009 11:37PM

Life in the New Family

The little girl named Kimberly was very smart so she quickly learned all the rules of her new family. She also learned to keep all of the secrets, even from Gommy and Bert, although this made her sad. She didn’t remember very much about being happy, now. But she was soRead full post »

OCTOBER 4, 2009 8:57PM

Pardon me while I brag...

I'm happy to report that I've had an extremely enjoyable and relaxing weekend, due in large part to lots of time spent with my adorable grandchildren. Just because I can, I'm posting some pics of my two youngest grandsons. Why? Because they make me smile and because I'm a grandmother and… Read full post »

OCTOBER 2, 2009 1:50AM

Have We All Gone Mad As Hell?

I realized today that I'm tired. I watch the news - and turn it off, because it drains me. I browse the OS cover (yeah, yeah, I know - so shoot me) and it is conpletely exhausting. Browsing the main pages of AOL or Yahoo or MSN have the same effect.… Read full post »

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 9:59PM

SECRETS

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Part 1 can be found here
 And so it was that the little girl called Kimberly found herself living a life entirely different from the one she had grown accustomed to during the first three years of her existence. Where there had been peace, there was now tension; where
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