Author Archives: The Daring One

Give me a Minute

I’m funeraling and the family’s all together. I’ll be back in a couple of days. I don’t have much coherent to say about what’s been going on. Tons of emotion, very little sleep, much of driving, a few fun moments, … Continue reading

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Tip Tuesday — Children’s Books

Think Fast! It’s another Tuesday where I will require that you think fast or don’t think at all. I want your favorite or current favorite children’s book of all time. Don’t think too hard, just suggest one. Just one. Okay, … Continue reading

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The Supertaster — Hero or Handicapped

Dan does not like to eat certain things, things that contain flavors, or as he calls them “tongue scorching flavonoids of misery and possible death.” (He has never actually said that with his lips. It’s more in the facial region … Continue reading

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Tinker-Bell Princess

Yesterday we had another hair-cutting extravaganza, my first since the mullet incident. At this point the layers have grown out to a length I am more comfortable with and I have learned to listen to my stylist when she tells … Continue reading

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Show and Tell

Today Blackbird is asking to see the street where we live. So here we go. This is one of my favorite shots of our street: Then there’s this: Video Hosting – Upload Video – Photo Sharing This is technically across … Continue reading

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On Waiting

I spend a lot of my time waiting. I wait for Laylee to go to the bathroom, for the water to boil, for the doctor to “see me now.” I wait. My grandma spent 20 years waiting, waiting to die, … Continue reading

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