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Mar.26.2013
Occasionally I like to dabble in poetry. I love to play with the words, move them around, and then sit back, look at the finished product and realize how really bad I am at writing poetry. I also don't really like to read it.
The other day I was sitting around the house...
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Mar.26.2013
I consider myself among that group of humans classified as “handy.” I can do basic plumbing and electrical repairs. I can build a deck. I can even operate a chainsaw without lopping off a foot (so far). But three words consistently strike fear into my heart: “some assembly required.”
Whether it’s a...
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Mar.26.2013
March 26
Whirly Gigs
Pivot points and reference points subtlety disguised as harmless bric-a-brac escape my comprehension until I either stumble or land on one or the other and ponder the affect. Realization that much of my life’s contentment hinges like a...
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Mar.26.2013
I'm fairly certain that this is the dictionary-definition of "oxymoron."
— Earl Merkel
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Mar.25.2013
I came across a number of variations on Déjà vu while doing some research. They were new to me so I thought I would share them.
Déjà poo (aka déjà do do) - that feeling that you’ve heard this crap before
Déjà voodoo – the belief that magic is going to fix this stuff that keeps happening to...
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Mar.25.2013
March 25
Two X’s
I play sport at the three X folks and their still sometimes skewed thinking. Yet, I attack myself for feeling like a babe in the woods. Old and wise should be my stock and trade by now though I find vastness at my door regularly and...
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Mar.24.2013
Awright, thriller-writers: c'mon: I know it was one of you.
Look-- I'm all for publicity stunts, but this carries "book promotion" a little too far, okay?
— Earl Merkel
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Mar.24.2013
Harper Lee meets Lee Child...
Lee is the tall one. Which Lee, you'll have to figure out yourself.
NOTE: To call "dibs" on "To Mock A Killing Bird" for your own next-book title, squint at the credits at bottom-left and contact the cartoonist.
— Earl Merkel
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Mar.24.2013
"I'm learning to accept honest feedback on my writing," she says grinning.
"Your best writing is the stuff that's raw and honest."
"You don't have to hit us in the face with a nail-studded board. Soften it a little, sister!"
"LOVE, LOVE, LOVE."
"Don't keep polishing your 'incorrigibly nice'...
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Mar.24.2013
March 24
Water Buddha
The longer on the river I am the less I fear the river. I still don’t know what lay ahead, anything may wait for me just around the next bend, but I fear this less and less. Experience is a great foundation no matter what you are...
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