I have no words No glitz and glamour To say goodbye To a year of clamour I bid you adieu Goodbye, au revoir Please don’t come back I’m ready for tomorrow You see, 2009 You weren’t that great I worked my ass off And got nothing but hate So I’m ready to ride This 2010 [...]

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I believe that I can and will adjust to my new low carb lifestyle…it’ll just take time.  And patience.  And perseverance. I believe the movie The Cutting Edge is a classic of our generation. I believe family is a good thing, a lot of family is a great thing, but small doses is an even [...]

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I think this is the first Christmas where I have all of my shopping done before the day before Christmas Eve.  I think I deserve a medal or something. I’m planning on making Brother’s and now The Mister’s favorite Polish dish, Nalesniki, for Christmas.  I tried making the crepes the other night but all I [...]

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We’re wrapping up the year 2009 here at PCL.  And there’s no more wonderful way to celebrate the year than to glamorize the way I spend way too much of my time…in front of the TV. Without further adieu, here are PCL’s 2009 Top Ten Television Shows 10.  Californication–Oh, Hank Moody, you kill me.  No, [...]

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The remainder of our new appliances finally came this past Saturday.  We’ve only been waiting for them for, oh, I don’t know…a MONTH.  Thanks, Lowe’s. In any event, I was excited to see them installed and our kitchen transformed from ground zero of the apocalypse to something remotely livable.  But, of course, fate would have [...]

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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 Christmas Weekend Plans: Please [...]

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Taking a cue from commenter BrookeR and a page out of BrainyJane’s book, I’ve decided to start wrapping up the year.  And what better way to start doing that than with the lessons I’ve learned this year. If ever there were a year to learn lessons… (fill in the rest on your own)… 10.  Hard [...]

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I had a dream that I was stuck in Costco last night with my parents’ cat.  Maybe it was some sort of Alice in Wonderland theme from which I’m supposed to learn something.  All I know is that it made me more tired to have to run around a giant Costco in my dreams all [...]

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Don’t worry…the top 20 songs of 2009 are coming soon.  But as I’m still recovering from the Dexter and Californication season finales, you’re stuck listening to, enjoy a few songs that are stuck in my head… …like John Mayer’s Track 1 off of his new CD “Battle Studies,” otherwise known as “Heartbreak Warfare.” Or how [...]

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Many posts are going up around the Blogosphere about what people want for Christmas.  I admit, there are plenty of material things that I could use and use well.  But more than that, there are eight things that I want that Santa just doesn’t have room for in his bag (that’s what she said). Such [...]

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