Author Archives: The Daring One

Only One

Getting into the car this afternoon Magoo made a great find of a several week old animal cookie. He immediately stuffed it in his pie hole. Laylee: Oh MOM! I want a cookie too. Me: Laylee, it’s a disgusting germ-infested … Continue reading

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Straight Up Now Dan

Straight up now, tell me do you really wanna love me forever? Wo-oh-oh or am I caught in a hit and run? Straight up now, tell me is it gonna be you and me forever? Oh-oh-oh. Or are you just … Continue reading

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Tip Tuesday — Rock Solid

Today I offer you some time-honored bits of advice that have served me well in my life. I hope they work for you and if you have some of your own, feel free to share. 1. If none of the … Continue reading

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I am One With the Dirt

We’re having some guests this Friday so I spent 6 hours on Saturday slogging through the mud in my new rain boots finding worms and pulling the hamstrings in both my legs, a little thing I like to call “yard … Continue reading

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When I Grow Up

Sometimes Ashton Kutcher really makes me think.

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Rabid Demonic Cows

Magoo’s favorite new book is Rabid Demonic Cows by Margaret Wise Brown, originally published under the title The Big Red Barn. His verbal skills are burgeoning along with his animal impressions, particularly if he’s doing an impression of… a rabid … Continue reading

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