Monthly Archives: July 2010

WordFrolic!

This morning I woke up still thinking about the project I was writing about in the wee hours. Surely that meant it was time to take action, and it turns out that action meant making it way more complicated than … Continue reading

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Where ideas can hang out! And do whatever!

For months now, I have been thinking that it would be way cool to have a writerly version of Illustration Friday. No competition, just a forum for quick little blurbs, any form, based on a single word – something to … Continue reading

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Gold Mettle

There is a day late in the summer, every year, when I notice that the light has changed. It is something subtle that turns the leafiest trees’ leafiest leaves from white-green to gold-green, a little luminous hint that even though … Continue reading

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Spam Olympics: Poop!

Most of the hundreds of spam comments that land on this blog are nonsense. I have a good filter (thanks, Ted), but still, every so often, some one starts a spam relay and I have to delete hundreds of comments … Continue reading

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Brave New Wednesday: 1854 Edition

I read somewhere recently that among the five keys to a happy life are novelty and community. (I can’t remember the other three. Bummer.) The thing is, I can’t remember where I read it. It was either in Sex at … Continue reading

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Misbehaving Tuesday: It’s All Relative Edition

What a fab Misbehaving Tuesday. No work, no worries, just lunch with my family, including my cousin who was visiting from Arizona with her adorable kiddo. Kiddo is awesome, and super smart for a fifteen-month old. We were talking during … Continue reading

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Recipe Win, Self Control Fail: Chocolate Zucchini Cake

A beloved church cookbook recipe for a surprise cake gets Laurenized: check it out on the food page.

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K-9

Dear Jamie,* Today you are nine years old. In person years, you now qualify for AARP, twenty-five cent coffees at McDonalds, and 10% off Tuesdays at Ross Dress for Less. At least, we think you are nine years old; you … Continue reading

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Two Things about Pictures

1. Tonight my grandmother was looking at pictures from our trip to Asheville. “Who’s that little boy in the picture?” she asked. I was confused, until I realized what she was talking about. “Um… that’s me,” I answered. Likewise, I … Continue reading

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Crazy Talk

First of all, there is nothing quite like realizing three days after the fact that all the links I posted on my Creative Thingies page were wrong. Here I was congratulating myself on everything I got accomplished (so far) during … Continue reading

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