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  • inception + fun at the box office

    So…I visit a small town theater last night to see the Leonardo di Caprio film "Inception".  I picked up a friend's daughter to go with me and we stopped for snacks to take into the theater, then we met up with a friend of mine.   I had a voucher for a free ticket after…

  • decor demon: beautiful spaces

    happy happyjoy joy Was introduced to Decor Demon yesterday and it pretty much made my day.  When I see stunning photos, I can't breathe for a second, so after perusing the Decor Demon site yesterday, I told a friend, "It's a wonder I didn't faint from holding my breath so long!"  Yeah – there's some…

  • How not to do youth ministry.

      "How Not to Do Youth Ministry" by SunnyWhen volunteering with a youth group at church and leading a small group of eighth grade girls, do not assume a girl is going to ask an irrelevant question when she raises her hand – even if history tells you that the question could be about ice cream…

  • spam + youth group kids + blonde moment

    Blonde Moment.  First let me say my computer was broken all morning long! I was trying to print a stack of documents and just needed the final page of a letter to print before I could move on to the next document.  Nothing worked. I adjusted the settings of the printer, turned the printer off…

  • the stylist

    Perhaps I've seen too many fashion/style shows on TV lately, but this had me in stitches.

  • fairytale ending

    So the poor guy who was rude to me after our blind date has had a not-so-good week.  His car broke down, and here's what he picked up at the rental car agency: Then he met another blind date at the museum…. Seems everywhere he turned, there I was.  But I wasn't really in any…

  • anywhere in the world?

    I’m at a Starbucks that is not “my” Starbucks.  Nephew Caleb leafs through a “Question of the Week” binder that people have written answers in.  Caleb adds a few of his own, then I look through the book.  “If you could be drinking Starbucks anywhere in the world, where would it be?”  Someone scribbled, “Next…

  • when you ask a question but already know the answer…

        I think I work with some of Rona's coworkers:   RECEPTIONIST (R): (holding two Doohicky Documents in her hand that I've given her for distribution): "So are these done now?"   ME (ME):  "What do you mean?"   R: "This is it, right?"   ME: "I don't know. I've given you what I've…

  • a-w-k-w-a-r-d

    who’s with me? anyone else find this pose of carly simon’s….. unusual?

  • it IS a small world after all!

    Late last night, I get these Twitter updates almost simultaneously on my phone: Maggie Tasting menu at the new neighborhood dessert bar. Stranger next to us just said, "Hold on, I’m Twittering." 33 minutes ago from txt Shroni Hitting up newest local bar–wine and dessert lounge. wayyy too good. 36 minutes ago from txt Sharona…