Monthly Archives: December 2012

Ill-gotten Booty

Last night, I finally put all the pieces together and made the shadow-box framed physical souvenir from my Grand Canyon raft trip.  It’s perfect.  I love it.  And I probably shouldn’t, but I do.  True confession:  Beyond the hundreds of … Continue reading

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Elf on the Fucking Shelf

OK – I was raised in a vacuum – but I had never heard of the “Elf on the Shelf” until I was well into adulthood.  One of Dick’s relatives (who shall remain nameless, given the vitriol of this post) … Continue reading

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12-12-12 And Other Date-based Crap

As promised, today I’m basking in the weirdness of it being 12-12-12 — and feeling the need to go do something memorable (so years from now I can answer the question “where were YOU on 12-12-12?” with something more than … Continue reading

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Nerd Nostalgia

Remember the old TV show called “The Liar’s Club”?  (if you’re under 50, you probably don’t)… They’d show an item to a panel of celebs and some poor schmuck civilian had to decide which one of them was telling you … Continue reading

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