Two quotes from the day. One came at Grumpy’s where three-fifths of the Chicken Fingers met to discuss a story I am wholly bored with. In fact, I admitted I’m bored with everything I write….
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Don’t call me Blogger
For ten years I’ve bristled at being called a blogger. It’s an awful word. It looks like booger, sounds like blobber, and has an air of artificiality and preciousness that most made-up words have (and…
All my resolutions have been thwarted by a cheese grater
On New Year’s Eve as Sister #2 was discussing her goals for 2011 she said she wanted to create a writing schedule and stick to it. “I just want to write again,” I said. She…
Loneliness is a choice
My friend Steve thinks he’s funny. Little did he know when he let that bit of wit loose on the world that I was totally planning on using writing group for therapy this evening. And…
I am a word bigot too
I read this post over on HTML Giant about word bigotry and felt a little bit like, “oh, I have found my people.” Sure, sure we all have those words we hate. In fact some…