Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Perfect WiFi Spot and #ROW80

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

While I have a great writing nook in my house, there are days when the to-do list at home weighs too heavily on me or I need a little background noise or different lighting to have a productive day. Thankfully, … Continue reading →

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Tagged Again & Cool Questions

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday! Yum. I’ve been tagged again to answer some questions, this time by The Midnight Novelist, Karen Rought. I should warn people generally that I’m that girl who broke the chain in high school. You know, when … Continue reading →

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Neologistically Speaking

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Welcome to Amaze-ing Words Wednesday! Some time ago, I wondered if I could make up my own word. And then I did. New words are called neologisms (neo=new, logo=word). Neologisms are added to our language all the time. For instance, … Continue reading →

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Marriage, Fishing Film, and Whooping: #ROW80

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

This month, my husband and I are celebrating our 19 years of marriage. Whenever we’re in a crowd, I still think my husband is the smartest, handsomest, and funniest guy in the room. These days, we have a few more … Continue reading →

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Rules of the Undead

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

My husband and I watched the pilot of The Walking Dead a few months ago. During the course of the show, I kept asking things like, “How do you kill a zombie?” “Do they have to destroy the zombie’s brain?” … Continue reading →

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Parental Proverbs and Phrases

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Welcome to Amaze-ing Words Wednesday, where we creep through the English language labyrinth with a flashlight and a good dose of curiosity. Today, however, we might be hearing in our brains such admonitions as “When the going gets tough, the … Continue reading →

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Jr High All Over Again?: #ROW80

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Here’s a status update I recently posted to my personal Facebook page, which received quite a lot of here-here’s: I thought we left catty girl fights back in junior high. Now this week, I learned about Ann Romney (does she … Continue reading →

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4 Reasons Why Book Trumps Movie

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

The Hunger Games was released in theaters on Friday, March 23. Like many others, I saw it on the same day. The reviews have since been rolling in. I personally enjoyed the film and give it a hearty thumbs-up . . … Continue reading →

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Word Game: Similes

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

A few weeks ago, I blogged about an alphabet game I found in a book published in 1940 called The Fun Encyclopedia. My father passed this book to me, and with it another book (which my grandfather originally owned) called The Complete … Continue reading →

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#ROW80: Don’t Suck

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

The weekend of March 30-April 1, I was in College Station, Texas playing a Guinness World Record game of baseball. I and 55 other players took the field for a total of 49 consecutive hours. We played in rotations, so I … Continue reading →

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