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- They Don’t Make Greeting Cards Like They Used To
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I don't understand why finding an appropriate greeting card has become so difficult over the years. I used to take pride in diligently searching through endless racks of greeting cards for the perfect message for each and every occasion. Unfortunately,
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- 5 Things You Didn't Know About Me
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OK, I guess it's my turn to play. Randall Newton of AECnews chose to tag me from his personal blog for the "5 Things You Didn't Know About Me" meme, so here goes... Although I've always lived in the Pacific Northwest and love the
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- Yeah, I'm Finally Back
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Yes, That's right. It really is a new entry on my site. I've been away from my blog for a long time now. Beginning In early June, several things happened that led me to eventually take some severe turns in my life. Things have been hectic, satisfying,
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- If Money Was No Object
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1969 Hurst Edition Buick GS 350 coupe On Wednesday I was in one of those “What would you do if you won the lottery?” discussions. There were lots of things mentioned (houses, trust funds, sports teams, etc.), but one thing we agreed on was
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- Maybe It's Time to Break Out the Old Pen & Ink Set
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Adam Hughes sketching tutorial: Part 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 I loved comics as a kid. I was a Batman fan. The stories and the old campy TV show were what originally captured my imagination back when I was 6 or 7, but when DC Comics ' brought in Neal Adams
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- Croatian & Montanan by Birth; Irish in Spirit Today
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The M&M Bar, Butte, Montana, 10:14 PM Today is one of those days when I really miss Montana. After missing last year's city-wide celebration in Butte, I really was hoping for a trip back this year. Unfortunately it wasn't meant to be. It didn't
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- Either Make Me Think, or Make Me Laugh.
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I've been a big fan of the comic strip Dilbert for years, but several months ago Scott Adams , Dilbert's creator, began blogging . I think his writing is even funnier than his comic strip. Typically my favorite blogs either make me think, or make
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- Happy Birthday Bart
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"My dad never pushed me, but the big thing is that he helped me by going out in the backyard and playing with me." Bart Starr Today was Bart Starr's 72nd birthday. One of my personal traits that I've always found particularly bothersome
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- So Long 2005
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I for one am happy to see 2005 in the rear-view mirror. Every year has its ups and downs, and 2005 was certainly no different, but last year was a constant roller coaster ride. So naturally, now I’m sick of roller coasters. To say last year had
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- Unexpected Encounters With Self-Image
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Self image is a strange thing. All our life we're only able to see ourselves through our own eyes. Usually we assume other people see us the same way, but the fact is, they don't. This past Thursday night I was enlightened to that fact once again.
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- Link-O-Rama (October 2005)
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Several of you seemed to enjoy my Links of the Week post a couple weeks ago. Since it's a fairly easy thing to produce I'll try to make it a semi-regular thing. I can't promise once a week, but we'll see how the rebranded Link-O-Rama goes.
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- Calculating Happiness
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From an interview with Steve Wozniak ... “Life is measured by your happiness, basically smiles minus frowns. You have a choice in this regard at every step. All people should be treated fairly, evenly and justly, to the greatest extent possible.
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- Hunter Kelly, 8 Year-Old Son of Jim Kelly, Passes Away
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Hunter with his parents (AP Photo) Three years ago, I watched Jim Kelly as he was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame . During his long career with the Buffalo Bills he had earned a well-deserved reputation for toughness. But during his acceptance speech,
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- Do I Really Look Like Stephen King?
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I've heard it said that everyone has a double somewhere, but I can't say that I've ever bumped into mine. There was one time at the San Francisco airport when a woman came up to me and stared for an uncomfortably long time. Finally she said
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- R.I.P. My Little Cell Phone
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Over five hours of emergency surgeries were to no avail. My cool little cell phone has finally passed on. It turns out that briefly being submerged in soda, followed almost immediately by a three-foot drop onto asphalt was more than the little guy could
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