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Slug Bug Stupid

As you may have noticed these days, VW has attempted to put a new spin on an old game to push some advertising and, apparently, sell cars. With violence. Ok, maybe not so dramatic. But we’ve all seen these new … Continue reading

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36 things

1 – I know you think you are being polite, but stop waving people through the intersection. Two things are happening here; 1) it’s your turn but apparently you are the ruler of the road, the sultan of the streets, … Continue reading

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Cancer – a kick in the butt

There are two things to know about my family as I start this post: 1 – My mother has colon cancer. 2 – We are the family that truly puts the FUN in dysfunctional. Cancer sucks. It sucks balls. Or, … Continue reading

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It’s strong in this one…

I cannot believe that I left out the very most important part of the story regarding Hank and the tale of the super mean German Shepherd. So there we were, sitting in the ER. After several hours and a good … Continue reading

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It’s a doggone shame

I am increasingly frustrated as this week creeps into the weekend. As some of you may already know, on Tuesday, I spent five and a half hours in the emergency room with Hank. I was at work, Jim was out … Continue reading

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Catch the fever? No thanks.

You know that feeling you get when you are embarrassed for someone? It doesn’t have to be someone you actually know. Hell, it doesn’t even have to be someone real. You can be watching a movie or a television show, and … Continue reading

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Say what?

I’m always amazed at some of the things that my children say. Not to get all Bill Cosby on everyone, but for real, they actually DO say the darndest things. Case in point — tonight I made dinner and placed their … Continue reading

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Drinking problem

My husband and I have issues. Over the past few months, we have been working super hard to drop our bear blubber. Because 1) we are simply too fat and 2) we are not actually bears who need to stockpile … Continue reading

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Thumbs up

We all know it. We’ve all done it. It’s the international sign of “hey, it’s all cool.” It brings us closer to the Fonz. It’s “thumbs up.” Back at St. James, when we were occasionally good-natured children (which wasn’t necessarily common for … Continue reading

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Style is in the eye of the beholder…

Last summer I thought long and hard about starting a blog. I really wanted to. But I have a major confession I must make. The whole concept did not start as an effort to type out my daily rants and … Continue reading

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