Sexy

This morning, Larry told me that Fran Drescher was sexy.
Don’t worry, he gets his contact lenses this weekend. And I’m going to have him checked for a hearing aid.

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Back to School

Back to school! Back to school! To prove to Dad I’m not a fool!Seriously now, who can finish the Billy Madison back to school song? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone heard this before?
Anyway, today was perfect back to school weather for Back to School Day! Yes, that is right, kids all over [...]

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Take A Guess Tuesday

You may not think it, given that I married so young, but I have a hard time with commitments. My problem is this: I don’t like to make them. It has taken me four full years to buy a living room rug because I never wanted to commit to one. Buying a [...]

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City Life

So what has been going on in the city lately?
There was a people’s photography exhibition on Stephen’s Green. (Yes, I stood there and took a picture of the picture-takers.)
Post-modern Shakespeare made a very strange appearance in the park, along with what looks like a tent and rubbish bin for the entire cast [...]

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Ten Things I May Never Get Used To

Yet even at the start of my fifth year, there are many things I may never get used to about living in Dublin. My top ten in this category include:
10. Heroin and syringes. This city loves both.
9. The racial vocabulary. “Jap,” “colored” and “half-caste” all circulate widely.
8. Inappropriate questions from [...]

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Ten Things I Am Now Used To

Now that I’m starting my fifth year in Dublin, I am used to quite a lot. The top ten things I have become used to include:
10. Bad fashion sense. Now I think nothing of throwing on pink or lime green pants.
9. Cursing. In fact, I embrace it.
8. Religious cursing. [...]

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Calling Card Conundrum

So, I have to choose some business cards but because I am not boring, I have far preferred browsing the “calling cards” selections instead. I have narrowed down my top five, but now I need your help - which ones should I get?!
Option 1: Dots Calling Card from the Stationary Studio.
Option 2: [...]

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Second Oldest

I may have mentioned a while ago that my second oldest friend ever is Tom (although I knew him back before the beard and Elvis-y shades). We met when my family moved to Virginia way back in the fifth grade, but we were never in a class together because Tom was “gifted and talented” [...]

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EastEnders Is Back!

Is anyone else reveling in the latest EastEnders plot twist? Stacey Slater’s (Slay-ah’s) estranged brother Sean is back from “the war” but only bumps into Stacey while looking for a mate at the Queen Vic.
Really? He knows his cousins live in Albert Square and has assumed Stacey has been living with [...]

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Travel Safety

I was doing a quick write up of the new TSA regulations for air travel this morning, and I laughed myself silly over this one:
“Small amounts of baby formula or breast milk are permitted if a baby or small child is traveling.”
I love that they had to qualify with “if a baby or small child [...]

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