Tag: random musings
member name: Chris Carlisle
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April 24, 2008 04:05 AM EDT --
"Scream at the top of your lungs until someone pays attention." That's great advice if you've fallen down a well or an elevator shaft. If you're a parent with young children, it's . . .
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September 17, 2007 09:26 AM EDT --
Greetings denizens of Gather! Tis Monday once again (no really it is, I checked my calendar), which means it's time for Good Humor Monday here in the Writing Essentials Group. Today rather . . .
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May 05, 2008 06:39 PM EDT --
For all intents and purposes, the following is a suicide note.
Okay, I'm not really killing myself (you can stop emailing the suicide hotline number), at least not my physical self. . . .
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March 27, 2008 08:25 AM EDT --
Yes, Gentle Reader, you read the title correctly. In my household, I currently have a cat who is taking a prescription antidepressant.
So why does my cat need Prozac? It's because he recently developed . . .
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December 15, 2006 03:25 PM EST --
(Recognized meanings via Bartleby.com. View the entire archive of alternate proverb meanings here.)
A picture is worth a thousand words
Recognized Meaning: A visual image can convey an . . .
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October 15, 2007 11:35 AM EDT --
For today's Good Humor Monday in the Writing Essentials Group, we pick up where we left off in our lesson on the history of humor writing. In the previous lesson, we learned how a lowly . . .
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July 09, 2007 10:22 AM EDT --
Welcome to the 2nd weekly edition of Good Humor Monday here at the Writing Essential Group. Ah yes, Good Humor Monday, the day we take a break from writing morbid poems about death and . . .
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August 09, 2007 03:50 AM EDT --
As a parent, I often find myself in situations where I'm not completely sure how I should respond. The first example of this was an incident that occurred soon after the birth of my oldest daughter . . .
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July 25, 2007 10:12 AM EDT --
I fear that I am becoming one of “those people”. You’ve probably heard of “those people” before; they partake in a particular activity that for whatever reason you find a . . .
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August 23, 2007 01:18 PM EDT --
There are two types of people in this world: those who use analogies about two types of people in this world, and those of us who don’t. Wait. Nevermind.
As I was saying, I have a dirty car. Well, . . .
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September 06, 2007 05:50 AM EDT --
I recently bought a pony. No, it wasn't a grand distraction purchase or bribe. My wife and eldest daughter have been working with horses the past two years at a local riding center and after expressing . . .
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October 08, 2007 10:17 AM EDT --
For today's Good Humor Monday post, I thought we'd have a little history lesson on humor writing.
Part 1: The Beginning
Although many people like to think that the art of writing humor began . . .
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February 07, 2008 02:41 AM EST --
I had an epiphany while driving home from the office the other day. That's one of the advantages of having a long commute: you have plenty of time to let your mind's higher functions go idle and . . .
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February 21, 2008 04:38 PM EST --
This Sunday evening marks the 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony. Although in years past I have made a point to watch the Oscars, I have no intention of watching this year's broadcast.
No, it's . . .
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March 20, 2008 01:40 AM EDT --
Like most pet owners, we try to include our animals in our holiday celebrations. For example, every Christmas our pets get a stocking full of treats and all of the candy canes hung from the lower branches . . .
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April 15, 2008 01:18 AM EDT --
The Crayola 64 pack of crayons turns 50 this year. Well, not my Crayola 64 pack, since it melted in the back window of my parent's 1981 Ford Granada. I had left them there after school one day and . . .
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January 06, 2009 01:02 AM EST --
My daughter recently received a Native American Bead Loom (made in Taiwan, which apparently was where the Cherokee settled after walking the Trail of Tears) with the noble intent of making friendship . . .
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September 27, 2007 04:23 AM EDT --
If I were to sit down and compile a list of my biggest character flaws (modesty aside, it would be quite a short list), I'd say that at the top item on the list would have to be procrastination.
To . . .
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October 25, 2007 05:12 AM EDT --
Every October, malls and shopping centers across the country are treated with the seasonal Halloween store. You may not know exactly where it is in your shopping complex since the Halloween store’s . . .
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November 15, 2007 02:29 AM EST --
Recently my family and I packed up the van and embarked on the classic family vacation. It involved a long car trip punctuated by frequent parental admonishments of both siblings for copying, staring, . . .
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