I love geology. I am a great big fan of rocks. I love fossils and geodes and crystals. My favorite rocks, though, by far, are ones I can wear. Enter the gem show. Most years, I don’t go to the gem show. I know me, I know the capacity of my house and the (much […]
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So there’s a puppy. Apparently some dumbass was giving away puppies outside a grocery store. Puppies, I will note, who should not have been away from their mothers yet. Kid’s friend accepted a puppy, got her home, and realized she was in over her head. Puppy was only four weeks old. My kid and I
This week I hit an amazing milestone–I’ve lost 80 pounds since February 2015. I’m so thrilled about it, I’ve been doing random happy dances for days. For the record, random happy dances can get embarrassing if one is not careful to be unobserved. But whatever. It is a fact worthy of celebration. I think about
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I have a ton of stuff to do today (due to too much slacking off yesterday) so let me get right to the point. First–Dana Point, California. Between LA and San Diego, absolutely beautiful, and WHALES. Whale-watchers are seeing record numbers of gray whales migrating this spring, and I was lucky enough to go see
Even as I was trying to work, these juvenile delinquents were knocking things over and destroying stuff! Can you believe it? Now, I’m not usually down on the youth of today. They have their own set of struggles, God knows. But I ask you. Is this kind of destruction really necessary? No remorse at all,
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I was looking at a book on Goodreads this morning, and followed a link to a list. Scrolled to the top to see what books exactly qualified, and saw SQUEE!!! Number one of 217 awesome books!
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Reason #724 that I love the internet–because it lets me follow people I adore without being a stalker. Gotta love two awesome people being awesome on the internet. J. Michael Straczynski is the creator of Babylon 5, and much other greatness. Neil Gaiman is the author of Neverwhere and many other marvelous things. Last night,
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