List on the 3s.  Day. Has a 3 in it. List. A little less than a week ago, a good friend posted a “redux” of a previous post called “This I Believe.” It was part of a phenomenon publicized by NPR a few years back (with roots in the 1950s attributed to Edward R. Murrow) [...]

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If you’ve seen my Facebook and/or Twitter statuses, you’ve likely surmised that I’m home today with my kid.  He’d been throwing up a bit during the morning, but he’s feeling better now. We’re taking it easy today — playing games, watching TV, and some binge drinking reading a little later. My morning has involved some [...]

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Hi everyone. Shiny here — blogging from my iPhone with a very intermittent cel phone signal. That’s because I’m spending the weekend (until Monday) in the far reaches of the Catoctin Mountains at the Pennsylvania/Maryland border. Yes, really. Feel free to cone up and visit. But it means that this list will be a short [...]

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This is not going to be a short and sweet funny post. If you’re looking for one of those — I’d like to suggest that, to commemorate the American Idol finale, you re-watch my very own American Idol audition. I’ve been told it’s hillarious. I apologize in advance for the long, rambly and serious nature [...]

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I rented a DVD this past Saturday night — something I don’t do regularly! Often if there’s something I want to watch, I’ll wait for it to be on basic cable or, occassionally, *ahem* elsewhere attainable.  We do not have a Netflix membership because we simply don’t rent DVDs enough for it to be cost-effective. [...]

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I know I haven’t blogged very much lately — things have been a bit busy.  In fact, this blog entry was supposed to be done yesterday. My apologies for getting it in a day late. Today (well, yesterday) is (was) a special day. For May 16 has been a day of celebration. It was the [...]

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…  so yesterday I posted a little anecdote about how I was slightly foolish on the plane from my wonderful trip to Central Florida back home. I would say it’s a bit less foolish and more dorky.  Either way, the point of the piece, it can be assumed, is to laugh at me rather than [...]

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Yesterday Hilly and I spent the day at Daytona Beach. And then drove around the coast a bit up A1A (Beachfront Avenue!) to see some of the more ritzy beach houses. This was my first time at Daytona — and Hilly’s first time experiencing a beach on this side of the continent. She noticed that [...]

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“List on the 3s” is a meme like no other! Instead of asking the hard hitting questions like “What car did you drive in high school?” this meme delves into the complex and intellectual realm: If there’s a three in the date, I produce a list. Except when I don’t. Greetings from sunny Florida!  I [...]

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