In the time honored (that time being little over one year and “honor” being what it is around here) tradition of PCL, here are some more things that I Believe. I believe in the power of a good story to make you laugh and cry all at once.  (If you haven’t read it yet, check [...]

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One of the basic tenets of my relationship with The Mister is that while we’re a couple and have a life together, we both still have our own lives, interests and careers.  Since we work different schedules (I work the traditional 9-5 and he works an afternoon shift) we don’t see each other much during [...]

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Open Letters Friday is a segment here at PCL for your reading and writing enjoyment.  I’ll share with you some of my open letters for the week and you’ll get the opportunity in comments to share yours.  Now, tell me, who do you need to write to this week? ———- Dear Dove Ice Cream: You [...]

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Enough with the melodrama around here as of late.  Here are some of my more random thoughts. Why do always have to be the one to get toilet paper and paper towel from the basement?  I feel like The Mister and I have been waging a silent war on this front for eons.  Let’s call [...]

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Do you ever have one of those days that just starts wrong?  I’m having one of those today.  I just feel like my entire being is raging against something that I haven’t quite identified yet.  Like maybe there’s some cosmic battle for my soul being waged somewhere and I’m not privy to the round-by-round results.  [...]

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…why people would rather have health insurance companies in charge of their medical care instead of the government. …why certain people think that just because you have a job and a house you’re rich. …how I have a job and a house and I’m still having money problems. …how people spend so much time on [...]

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Dealing with rejection is an interesting process.  Right now I’m in smack dab in the middle of that process.  To be more specific, I’m in the process of finding an agent for my now-finished novel.  Thus far, it’s been an interesting journey–and I’ve been doing it for only two weeks. The thing is that you [...]

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I’ll be gone Thursday and Friday doing fun things in Toronto with The Mister.  Those fun things include seeing U2 in concert. So while I’m gone, enjoy these U2 related videos: Bono at the NAACP Image Awards U2 at the Superbowl in 2002 The Edge at the MTV VMAs singing Numb

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Last night I went to dinner with Mr. CVD and Mr. RMB for my birthday.  I insisted upon Olive Garden.  Why a chain restaurant, you ask?  Because they’re having the Neverending Pasta Bowl, I remind you.  You know it it in the back of your head because of all of those asinine commercials out there–the [...]

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Remember when birthdays used to be so exciting?  I remember as a kid and a teenager really looking forward to my birthday–like really looking forward to it.  Things just seemed a bit more magical on birthdays.  People brought you cards and gifts and everyone made it seem like your day. Now that I’m an adult, [...]

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