Author Archives: The Daring One

Getting to Know You

This is the best meme ever, which I discovered over at Catez’s website a while back. It’s a great one to get to know new people. Please feel free to email your answers directly to me. What is your full … Continue reading

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Enchiladas = Hospitality

All restaurants are called “towns” in our household. When we leave our little corner of suburbia and head to where the shopping is, I tell the kids, “We’re going to town.” Eventually that transformed into, “Hey, let’s go eat at … Continue reading

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The Lake House — Not a Horror Movie

In the past I’ve reviewed books on this site but I don’t remember doing a full-on movie review. Since I’ve shared my English majorness with you, I think it’s time I whipped out my Film majorly skeelz. Over-run with boxes, … Continue reading

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The Unbearable Finality of Parental Momentum…

…to a child who knows the order of things. We’re big on schedules at our house. The bedtime ritual is so set in stone that our kids know once things are set in motion, there’s no escaping it. You are … Continue reading

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Modern Times

New House = New Address = Address Changes Credit Card Recording: Para español, oprima número dos (that’s what I heard anyway) Me [oprima-ing nothing] CCR: Hello. Welcome to Credit Card Central. I now have the ability to understand your vocal … Continue reading

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This Post is For Me

It’s been a year and a month since the initial crash, the day when the harsh realities of despair and evil in the world became the only realities I could conjure up. That means it’s been almost a year since … Continue reading

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