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  1. Todash

    Your Favorite Memes

    Putting aside the unfortunate but unstoppable rejiggering of the meaning of the word memes, which used to mean any piece of culture that caught on but now pretty much means image macros (pictures with words), what are some of your favorite memes? This one always cheers me up. Warning: moderate...
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    Hi guys. Long time no see.

    So ... it's been a bit. How you guys been?
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    Humble Bundle - Pay what you want for some good stuff!

    There are some classic SF authors I've been meaning to get into but haven't, and I just picked up this Humble Book Bundle as a quick way in. Humble Subterranean Press Book Bundle (pay what you want and help charity) Humble Bundle is a pay-what-you-want bundle of, in this case, ebooks in various...
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    Todash did a bad, bad thing.

    I posted about this elsewhere, but several months ago, a writer friend asked me to contribute a short story to a zombie anthology he was working on. I did it (at the last minute, like you do). It's out now. There are so many things about the story that I would change if I could ... but that's...
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    Time Capsule from 1795 to Be Opened

    Cool stuff, if you're a history buff in general or an American history buff specifically. This thing is nearly 220 years old. Crew unearths time capsule from Paul Revere era - CNN.com
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    Christmas Cookies

    Every year, my husband's family does a year-end all-night board and card game fest, and there's usually a food theme. One of the things I'm expected to contribute each year are the cookies, because no matter what the theme (this year it's "comfort food"!), you gotta have cookies. I try to hit...
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    Good Things Journal

    A few weeks ago, after clicking a post from one of the pages I follow on Facebook, I started clicking around (like you do) and saw an older post that suggested doing a small thing every night before bed: writing down three things that went well that day and why they went well. Now ... that...
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    How to respond to the various holiday greetings

    I wish I'd come up with this, but I'm only sharing it.
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    Behind Every Cloud: The Silver Lining Thread

    Sometimes life is hard. But often, the hard bits have something going for them, like lessons learned ... or positive byproducts. Here are some of mine. The big one, I think, is that losing my job twice this year (after a few years of semi-tough finances) has taught me that a lot of the stuff I...
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    Free Guardians of the Galaxy Soundtrack - Today Only (I think)

    You guys. This is so cool. It's free on Google just today/tonight (I think) for download for the US. Article: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Soundtrack Free Download Avail. for One Day | Variety Actual link: Various Artists: Guardians Of The Galaxy (Awesome Mix Vol. 1) - Music on Google...
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    Christmas/Winter Decor: IT'S TIME

    Today is the first day around here that it's been really cold. Yesterday it was 70 F (21 C). Today it's 27 F (-3 C). So ... clearly it is time to start decorating for the holidays, since today is the day we kiss autumn goodbye. :( This is actually the first year I've done it (long story), and I...
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    ENFP? INTJ? Something else?

    There are multiple sites where you can figure out your Myers-Briggs personality type, but this is, I think, one of the better ones: Free personality test | 16Personalities. I am ENFP. And yep, that's me. Except I'm not at all "turbulent," so that part doesn't really apply. "The ENFP personality...
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    So this happened last night ...

    Yesterday was just, ugh, UGH, terrible day. Finally, thankfully, it was over, and I went to bed ... only to be awakened by my husband at 2 AM. He motioned me to follow him to the bedroom door, then pointed toward the kitchen. Where every upper kitchen cabinet stood open. I could see from...
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    Two really big pieces of news for me

    Hi, guys. I haven't been around for a while, I know ... Life's just been a bit crazy, what with the job loss and relationship issues and all. Things are starting to resolve, though. The first bit of news is: I got a job! A good one! WOOHOO!! I start a week from Monday, so YAY. I knew I'd find...
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    Joshua Hoffine, Horror Photographer

    Photographer Joshua Hoffine interprets archetypes of childhood fear. This is cool stuff. (And he's in Kansas City!) Here's an example, but definitely check out his site.
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    Because I don't say it as much as I think it ...

    I posted this on Facebook last night, but of course I'm only connected with a few of you on FB, and the sentiment applies here too. So. I just wanted to say this because I think sometimes I forget to as often as I think it. To all the family and friends who love me: thank you so much. I...
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    Self-help Books

    Some of you may have noticed I've been having some personal issues lately. Because of that, today I read the book The Dance of Connection by Harriet Lerner. Excellent book. Here are a few of the quotes from it that I found helpful. What other self-help or relationship books have any of you...
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    Self-defense Tips

    Recently, I had occasion to realize that I didn't have a great amount of self-defense mojo, so this weekend, I took a seminar (plus I will be looking into some ongoing martial arts study). I want to share some highlights with you. These tips are geared toward women, but of course men can be...