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Like Riding a Bicycle off a Cliff

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/R5dZiXC1GvI/AAAAAAAAAFM/TFAxqRAYSs4/s1600-h/403246396_f6b946b346_m.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/R5dZiXC1GvI/AAAAAAAAAFM/TFAxqRAYSs4/s200/403246396_f6b946b346_m.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158690345012501234″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;” Y/spanou know how they say going back to doing something is “just like riding a bicycle?” Well, yesterday, … Continue reading

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A Tale of Absurdity in Action

span style=”font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;” A/span few days ago, a href=”http://www.ericaorloff.com/blog/”Erica Orloff/a wrote a post titled a href=”http://www.ericaorloff.com/blog/2008/01/theater-of-absurd.html”Theater of the Absurd, /awhich ended with the the question “Do writers surround themselves with oddballs or is EVERYONE as wacky and we just write … Continue reading

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A Year Without Resolutions

Nope. Nah-uh. Not doing it. Not even on a dare. Not even on a double-kiss-the-pig dare. Uhn-uh. *shudders* No New Year’s Resolutions for me.br /br /Resolution means something that is resolved, “a formal expression of opinion, will or intent,” according … Continue reading

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2007 in the Rear View Mirror

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/R3hY1AIag5I/AAAAAAAAAE8/A999LR-Wejw/s1600-h/63028482_111f0e9a09.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/R3hY1AIag5I/AAAAAAAAAE8/A999LR-Wejw/s200/63028482_111f0e9a09.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149963841489765266″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-size:100%;”span style=”font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;” T/spanoday is the day before New Year’s Eve. Good a time as any to reflect on days … Continue reading

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Christmas with Charlie

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/R28DzwIag4I/AAAAAAAAAE0/BbfZrvOZIvQ/s1600-h/IMG_1075.JPG”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/R28DzwIag4I/AAAAAAAAAE0/BbfZrvOZIvQ/s200/IMG_1075.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147337086736171906″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;” T/spanhere are two Charlies in the Christmas of my memories. a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown”Charlie Brown/a and a href=”http://search.ebay.com/charlie-weaver” Charlie Weaver./abr … Continue reading

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The Loud, Deep Cry of a Writing Animal

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/R2qg7QIag3I/AAAAAAAAAEs/Jm7zFL2E63I/s1600-h/Roar%2BLarge.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/R2qg7QIag3I/AAAAAAAAAEs/Jm7zFL2E63I/s320/Roar%2BLarge.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146102464027198322″ //abr /I don’t know what to say. Linda Acorn at a href=”http://justlikethenut.blogspot.com/”Just Like the Nut/a awarded me a href=”http://theshamelesslionswritingcircle.blogspot.com/2007/11/roar-for-powerful-words.html”A Roar For Powerful Words/a. Thank you! … Continue reading

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