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Code me up – Complicated
My 13 year old and I had one of our more interesting talks the other day. My kids had dragged me to a movie they love, full of…
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This isn’t allowed anymore
If I hear one more person refer to “the media” as a monolith, I’m going to… to…. Really, we know better than this, don’t we? There is no…
Culture
The Truth Beat – The Authoritarian Directive Broken Down
The other day I looked down to glance at a news paragraph on my phone. It said something like, “there are increasing ethical and criminal breaches at the…
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If we kiss the friggin’ frog…
I’ve been trying to live the following spiritual truths: once you accept something fully, then it can change know your shadow, and it won’t destroy you kiss a…
Culture
please for my birthday, mr. president
I’m asking for only one thing: please start acting like a winner. A good one. Good winners are fair to their opponents. Good winners are kind to all…
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Free Webworker stuff
For webbie folks. Merry Christmas. Free webhosting: www.whdms.com Free website visitor mouse-tracking: mouseflow.com Free DNS tools: ViewDNS.info Free no-attribution stock images: PicJumbo Free international proxy masking/hiding: hide.me Free…
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The Power of Fiction
The tagline of this site is “one paragraph a day, truth or fiction.” In the world of meaning, fiction is often felt more powerfully than truth. Have you…
Family
Black Horse
So last night I settled in with my two-year old and five-year old to watch a movie. I thought we were about to see Black Beauty, but my…
Mommess
Silly pop culture references > the news
[Yes, that’s a “greater than” sign for those of you who don’t normally translate mathematics in your basic reading] What more do I need to say? If you…
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Sweet f#&%!ng ice pick of freedom
I don’t do well feeling trapped. I live in New England which is up to its eyeballs in slushy, frozen snow and ice. We did not do the…
Mommess
Goes to Eleven
I go to bed early, really early. Like 8:00pm. My husband comes up every night around 10:00 and says I barely move when he gets in bed, or…