Monthly Archives: February 2007

Hitting many, many fans

Since Kottke consolidated his feeds I rarely read his full posts anymore. They’re given the same weight as a remaindered link and thus fall in with the normal process of skimming. Well, it turns out I missed a rather polarizing … Continue reading

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SAD :-(

In January and also this month I experienced what I thought was a work-related, daily afternoon funk, but looking back I’m more convinced it was a very mild case of seasonal affective disorder or winter blues. I had a lot … Continue reading

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On the Corolla

I drive a 2004 Toyota Corolla. I love my car. Out of all the compact economy cars, I like the new Corolla’s body style the best because it rides a lot higher than most, and I don’t have to sit … Continue reading

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Recipe Copyright

I read a lot of recipes. I read several food blogs. Recently I was looking for a new recipe for Crockpot chicken tortilla soup, because the one I’ve been using (and it’s nothing fancy, obviously) requires too many ingredients for … Continue reading

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C is for cookie

For Valentine’s Day I wanted to make cookies for all of my coworkers delivered in adorable little treat bags. A while ago I bought five different sizes of heart cookie cutters from Williams-Sonoma, and I began to think about what … Continue reading

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Siblings

I’m very lucky in a number of respects, and one of those is that I have really great siblings. I mean, I still think three is a bit excessive, but at least they are all cool. We share many common … Continue reading

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Random Acts of Kindness

Tonight Meredith and I were talking about a guy she works with (I can’t imagine he would read this, so whatever). Meredith: we closed together on tues, and my car had been sitting outside in a blizzard all afternoon. he … Continue reading

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Maura <3s football

I did not understand football at all in high school, which is funny in retrospect because I went to every game via marching band. In college at the football machine that is Tennessee you almost have no choice but to … Continue reading

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Ode to the QuikTrip

Dear QuikTrip, I just wanted to say a quik thank you for having so many delicious beverage options at rock-bottom prices. You allow me to choose from cubed or crushed ice, Coke or Pepsi products. Your cups are of thick, … Continue reading

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