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Drug Name or Sci-Fi Alien?
I watch a lot of television. Because of that, I see a lot of commercials. Over and over again, I see the same commercials. Little by little, they drill their way past my disinterest to lodge brand...
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The Worst Cover I’ve Ever Heard™
I love cover songs. If any artist has an interesting or entertaining version of someone else’s music, then I’m generally down for it. My personal music collection contains something like 1500 cover...
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Shadows of the Past
Palimpsest. I was reading a novel, and the author kept using this word. I remember learning the meaning of palimpsest a long time ago, but I forgot over time because it’s not the sort of word that...
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An Obligatory Rambling Thanksgiving Post
For my Thanksgiving post, I had the brilliant idea to share some of my favorite Thanksgiving joke images today. Then I checked and sure enough, I had the exact same idea during NanoPoblano 2016. Damn...
View ArticleAdulting.
All the way back on day 12 of NanoPoblano, Charlene from “The Illusion of Controlled Chaos” recounted a brief story about troubleshooting a small toilet problem, and that got me thinking. My comment...
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‘Tis the Season
As we put Thanksgiving in our rear-view mirror and hurtle onward toward December, two of my favorite seasonal beverages have returned! The Family Friendly One: Egg nog! While some people make their...
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Five Stars.
I am stingy with my five-star ratings. I’ve been tracking the books I read on Goodreads.com for about ten years now. 257 of them are in my “read” category, and of those 257, I gave ten books five...
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Prowling on little cat feet, December is upon us.
While I have been writing a post for every day of November to be a part of NanoPoblano, I have also been reading the posts of the other Peppers. Their lives and their writings are amazing, and I am...
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Ever had a New York Egg Cream?
During NanoPoblano, November’s blogging challenge, I stumbled across a note that March 15th is National Egg Cream Day, and that got me thinking. My parents loved New York Egg Creams when I was growing...
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Mulled Wine on a Cold Day
Today is Pepper Day! While Nano Poblano is only in November, Pepper Day is the 22nd day of every month, so it's extra Peppery! Post something today. A blog, a photo, a poem- anything at all! Tag it...
View ArticleWhamageddon Memorial
On the 24th of December, at 1:12 PM in the afternoon, I have ascended to Whamhalla. It’s my own fault, I suppose- I was listening to a Pandora holiday station, but I thought I was going to be safe...
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Good Riddance, 2020.
The “Roaring 20s” have, thus far, been a giant wet fart. For the last several years, I’ve wrapped up each year with an end of the year post. I typically list some of the cool stuff that happened in...
View Article2004 Steven Was A Big Dummy
In April of 2004, I complained in a LiveJournal post that the $76.50 ticket price for a Prince concert was just too expensive. I was an idiot and a first-class buffoon. If I could time-travel, I would...
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Let’s talk about last Wednesday.
I’ve tried several times over the last few days to write about last Wednesday’s insurrection at the US Capitol, but was having trouble finding the words. I generally don’t blog about politics, because...
View ArticleWhat else is on?
After the rage and ugliness of yesterday’s post, I was in need of a palate cleanser. To answer that need, I bring you talk of some new stuff on television! I watch a lot of television. Too much...
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King Cake
Last week, when I needed a palate cleanser, I completely forgot that I had an ACTUAL palate cleanser, in the form of King Cake! The events of this post actually took place on January 6th, but posting...
View ArticleOn Staying In
Sometimes I don’t leave the apartment for a week at a time. I started to think about why I’m so comfortable not going out, and I thought at first that maybe it was tied to my current sleep routine....
View ArticleRehabilitating Fahrenheit
For most of my life, I lived in Florida. Sure, I was born in New Jersey, but my family moved South when I was roughly six weeks old. Aside from a few years in Germany and my more recent translocation...
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PS, It’s Been Twenty-Five Years
Today is Pepper Day! While Nano Poblano is only in November, Pepper Day is the 22nd day of every month, so it's extra Peppery! Post something today. A blog, a photo, a poem- anything at all! Tag it...
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It’s been eighty-four years since the last post. (Just kidding, it’s been two...
Today is Pepper Day! While Nano Poblano is only in November, Pepper Day is the 22nd day of every month, so it's extra Peppery! Post something today. A blog, a photo, a poem- anything at all! Tag it...
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