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Baby, It’s Cold Outside! (That’s Why I’m Inside)
the Norwegian Artist reaches deep back into his arctic roots and does everything but jump into the creek and run naked back to the sauna, which is fortunate because, although we have a creek, we don’t have a sauna. Continue reading
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Tagged cold, dog, DVD, exercise, walk, YouTube
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The Dog Ate My (extremely expensive, Italian leather, got them on sale) Sandals
I might also add that Ruby the Repulsive Rat Dog exhibits a literal taste for expensive footwear as well, and thanks to her sharp teeth, has reduced my $14.95 find of the century to masticated pulp. Continue reading
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Tagged accessory, art, artist, blogging, Carolyn Henderson, clothing, college, culture, daily life, dog, expensive, family, French manicure, humor, Italian leather, leather, life, Macy's, middle age, painting, pets, Polish, rat, relationships, sandals, Sierra Trading Post, Steve Henderson
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Sleeping Felines and Why They’re So Important
It’s amazing what you can learn by sitting on the porch all afternoon, watching the cats. Like this: cats sleep a lot. What is it — 18, 19 hours a day? I can understand why lions get exhausted, what with … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artist, back to school, beauty, blogging, boxer, boxer/lab, Carolyn Henderson, cat, chickens, Christian, clouds, culture, current events, daily life, deer, dixie, dog, dog chasing cats, dog chasing chickens, doing nothing, education, encouragement, family, garden, gatherings, getting nothing done, humor, lifestyle, middle age, middle aged, motherhood, news, Norwegian, painting, personal, random, reflections, relationships, ruby, sleeping cats, Steve Henderson, summer, waste of time, Xena the Warrior Princess
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She Was a Good Doggy
The first day we got her, I left the kids with the Norwegian Artist, dutifully snapped on the leash, and went for the inaugural walk to the park, where somehow, when I blinked for a fraction too long, our newest family member clamped her mouth shut around a dead duck. Continue reading
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Tagged animals, art, beauty, blogging, cat, Christian, culture, current events, daily life, dog, encouragement, family, growth, health, humor, life, lifestyle, middle age, motherhood, news, Norwegian, personal, pet, relationships
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The Little Things Don’t Tweet and Ring
One of the phones buzzes; another one shrieks; the third one retches. When they all go off at once it sounds as if the dog is getting sick. Continue reading
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Tagged animals, art, beauty, blogging, cell phone, Christian, culture, current events, daily life, dogs, economy, encouragement, entertainment, family, food, humor, job, kids, life, lifestyle, motherhood, news, Norwegian, painting, personal, random, relationships, ring, text, tweet
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Home Office Space — The Final Frontier
While designated space is nice, reality is that most of what’s available is taken up by dining room tables and sofas and bedrooms for children still living in the house and toilets and such, and when you want to carve a niche out for your business or hobby, you have to be as creative as what you plan to do once you get the space to do it in. Continue reading
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Tagged art, artist, college, dogs, home office, knitting, Norwegian, Polish, Pride and Prejudice, sewing, writing
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Seriously — Is My Health Insurance Company Really My Family?
One of the most memorable offerings that I received this Valentine’s Day was a gigantic red and white card, teeming with colossal, poofy, happy hearts and a warm, loving message signed, “Your Extended Family.” My health care plan. Also known … Continue reading
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Tagged African, Angela, Clinton, Dwight, family, father, God, health, health care, Hillary, insurance, madonna, Michael Scott, middle aged, mother, nuclear family, office, parent, society, Stanley, toddler, Valentine, village, Webster
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Cell Phone Arguments: Let’s Keep This in Context
In the old days, back when people inhabited the same spacial dimension when they engaged in exchanging words, the very presence of the other person and the expressions flitting across his or her face sometimes — but not always — served as an inhibitor to going too far and saying too much. Frequently, one or both parties opted to leave the room and cool off. Continue reading
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Tagged argument, bank, boyfriend, cake, cell phone, coffee, middle age, money, Platoon, Rhett Butler, South Park, tea, telephone, texting
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We Are a Nation United in Our Divisions
So close that they could kiss, Halloween and Election Day are similar in a significant way: they draw the attention of both The Far Right and The Far Left, who rarely, if ever, kiss.
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Tagged Democrat, Election Day, Far Left, Far Right, Halloween, Incredible Hulk, Independent, kiss, politics, Republican
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