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Meat trumps snow
Foul weather be damned. I got a superb book full of barbecue and smoker recipes while I was in CA, and I'm itching to try some of them out. If it reaches the hoped-for 45 degrees on Tuesday, I'm firing up a smoker. That means a trip tomorrow to Taurus Meat Packing in Boston, my go-to restaurant warehouse that sells to the public if you don't mind ( Read more... ) -
Argo
Putting our oldest, incredibly loved dog down tomorrow.
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100 words: shield (with a special challenge)
I've seen jydog1 for three of the last four weekends, and he's only talking in 100 word paragraphs. "How are you?" I asked, and he proceeded to tell me... in exactly 100 words. Awkward. He was forced to grind to a halt as he tried to find exactly the right seven words to finish his story. Always the caring and devoted friend, I hope to alleviate his ( Read more... ) -
Rain - or the lack thereof
Peggy is at an agility trial out in the Catskills this weekend. I was planning on going with her - it's at a fun faux-Irish resort - but the weather report was miserable. Assuming I'm not running a dog (which I haven't done in a few years) I enjoy agility the most when it's also an excuse to be outside, and a weekend of rain sounded less than ( Read more... ) -
100 words: crunch
This one's for Stephen! Write and post a 100 word short story using the word or concept of "crunch." Time to stretch your brain and creativity, and my apologies for the several week hiatus.
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100 words: greatest hits
Our phrase for the week, lovingly hand-knitted for you by jydog1 , is greatest hits. Write me a short-short story of 100 words using this phrase/concept and post it in the comments.
I'm utterly tempted to post my own best stories from past weeks, but then I think I'd have to ban myself.
Go write, and have fun!
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Does this mean I can't make fun of them any more?
I believe I just bought my first Mac ( Read more... ) -
100 words: ukulele
You know the drill (and if you don't, please scan down to previous 100 words.) 100 word short story using the word or object "ukulele". I love the music. I even love how it sounds when spoken. Now I want to read about it!
Post it in the comments, and new participants welcomed.
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My own "Dr. Horrible's sing-along blog": a musical about my D&D campaign
I turn 42 in a week or so, and last night my friend Dorian's secret project celebrating my 40th birthday came to fruition as I showed up at his house at the appointed time, and found 12 people waiting for me. I'd known he had some sort of mysterious plan in the works for more than two years, but I haven't been able to figure out what. So they sat ( Read more... ) -
Boy Detective
Yesterday I found a lost pocket calendar. I picked it up to see if there was a name and phone number for the owner. There wasn't, but it was clear that the person who left it had their whole life in there -- including an AMEX number, and a social security number, and a passport number. Yikes - hello, identity theft ( Read more... )