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Archive for April, 2008

PURGE, v.t. purj. [L. purgo.]
1. To cleanse or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous,foreign or superfluous; as, to purge the body by evacuation; to purge the Augean stable. It is followed by away, of, or off. We say, to purge away or to purge off filth, and to purge a liquor [...]

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I have just returned from having some, well, personal tests done. When I’ve had these tests done in the past the experience was uncomfortable both physically and socially. Plus, they found something I wasn’t all that thrilled about. So I am pleased to report that we didn’t find what I was expecting to find and [...]

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 So, I was buying these sheets on Overstock.com and I found a good deal on a high thread count with a long staple cotton, which is what Egyptian cotton was originally famous for, except then they started growing the short cotton in Egypt and not telling anyone, so it’s like Egyptian cotton, except not actually [...]

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Boundaries and Budgets (Raquel)

 I heard a story once about a preschool that had a nicely fenced in play yard for the children. They had this brilliant idea that if they took down the fence it would encourage the children to explore and open their horizons. So they took down the fence, and instead of playing in the whole [...]

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Vignettes (Gabrielle)

Here is the first series of vignettes based on Adiel’s suggested phrase “It was almost like a dream,” If you have no idea what I’m talking about just read the comments here. If you would like to suggest a phrase to help kickstart my creativity just leave a comment there.
It was almost like a dream. [...]

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The Saga of the Stoves (Raquel)

Theresa likes vintage stoves. I’m rather ambivalent myself, understanding the theory “old things look cooler”, but really feeling about stoves the same way I do about cars: it should work. Really, that’s about it. People talk about cool cars, and cars that are fun to drive, and I’m back at, “It runs right? Four [...]

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Take that, Writer’s Block! (Gabrielle)

I would really like to be able to write something nifty and witty. I would take the mallet of awesome words and bash through the wall of Writer’s Block. I would burst out the other side and stand triumphant before a crowd of the few and the faithful who care about my words. There would [...]

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Super Frog (Gabrielle)

Super Frog ran through the dining room today while I was folding laundry. His purple cape fluttered behind him as he dashed toward the breakfast room. Surely there is evil to be fought at that end of the house. He was soon followed by Super Frog the Second, Super Frog’s diminutive side-kick. His purple cape [...]

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Earthquake!….oh, wait, old news… (Raquel)

 Yes, I’m a little behind the times, but hey, everyone else was posting about their earthquake experiences, why shouldn’t I?
Unlike some people, who completely slept through the Great Illinois Quake of ‘08, I was awakened by the earthly vibrations. Well, that is, more or less awakened. Through a very sleepy fog I deduced that my [...]

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My Week End (Gabrielle)

Allow me to tell you about my weekend. Seth and Crystal were going out of town to a small, indie game designer’s convention. It was a combination networking opportunity and birthday present for Crystal. She was looking forward to it, Seth was looking forward to it and I really didn’t mind the idea of babysitting [...]

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