Kafrin Lafrin Bitsy Thompson Laylien

Posted on September 4, 2006 by The Daring One

Laylee has made peace with the concept of death in fishes.  She just told me that when JackAgain dies, we will have to get a new fish and we will name her Kafrin Lafrin Bitsy Thompson Laylien.  This name I like.  Continue reading →

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Broke Down Toothbrush

Posted on September 3, 2006 by The Daring One

Motorized Dental Care goes varooooomI finally succumbed to the marketing pressure and got me one of them fancy motorized tooth brushin’ contraptions everyone thinks are so great or at least everyone thinks that everyone else thinks they’re so great so they buy them and end up stashing them under their bathroom vanities two days later.

I’ve seen the commercials with the models and their atomically white teeth, having been gently polished with the Super Sonico Brushinator just two minutes twice a day for two weeks.  Oh how they shine.  Oh how people flock to greet them. Continue reading →

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Settling — A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 38-45

Posted on September 3, 2006 by The Daring One

What is your price?  How often do you settle for something far beneath what you are worthy of because it’s the best thing you’ve been offered so far?  Do you even know that you’re giving up something greater? Continue reading →

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If You’re Around for the Long Weekend

Posted on September 1, 2006 by The Daring One

Please go leave a comment for Artemis Rich, something that makes you happy, to cheer her up.  She’s having a rough time.

Bookclub discussion for tomorrow will be at the new site Novel Encounters, which will totally be up by tomorrow sometime, promise.

Update:  The bookclub site is not so much of the ready.  I guess we’ll finish this book here.  When I learn CSS, we’ll move to the new site. 🙂

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One Year Ago Yesterday

Posted on August 31, 2006 by The Daring One

I clicked “post” for the first time over at daringyoungmom.blogspot.com.  In honor of that momentous occasion, I will publish this post one year and one day later and the stars will align and the 8 remaining planets will hum peacefully in their orbits.  It was 2:01pm August 30th and I wrote about milk.

The following is a list of some memorable posts from each of my 12 months of blogging: Continue reading →

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It’s Hard Out Here for a Perfectionist – Who’s Not

Posted on August 30, 2006 by The Daring One

So I’m new here, in this town, where I live.  You know?  The move and such?  Many of my good friends have moved out of state recently or just gotten lives or something.  I’m starting to make new friends slowly.  I’ve met some amazing people whom I’m getting closer to, but friendship is largely proportional to time served. Continue reading →

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