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Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are : It doesn't matter how old you get, how grown you might feel, or how important you believe it is to assert your independence. Not so deep down, everyone is still a child. (posted Jan 6, 9:47pm)

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Follow That Star! : Best of Holidailies It's a comforting and comfortable feeling when things and people and events are exactly who and where and what we expect them to be. But who decides the norm? (posted Jan 5, 11:17pm)

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Bedtime Stories : There are so many things to read. There is so much to learn. There are ideas I haven't heard, and rhymes I haven't yet allowed to trip over my tongue. I want these things. I need these things. Addict? Maybe so. (posted Jan 4, 10:13pm)

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A Hefty Hope : Once again, I am focused and rededicated to purge, eliminate, donate, straighten and sit down and make some decisions once and for all about what is important to me in my life, and what simply is not. (posted Jan 3, 10:34pm)

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Winter Recipe : Forget Iron Chef. I have the perfect recipe for cold winter nights. (posted Jan 2, 10:05pm)

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When Two Rights Make a Wrong : I had to buy it. I had to try it. I had to love it. (posted Jan 1, 10:19pm)

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Simple Gifts : Leave it to the profoundly simple harmonies of Copland, the dance tunes of the Shakers, the words of Elder Joseph Brackett and the wisdom of my teenage daughter to sum up everything that really matters in this world. I'm humbled and grateful to be reminded that there is no better gift than to find ourselves in "the place just right." (posted Dec 31, 10:55pm)

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The Worst of Times, The Worst of Times : Best of Holidailies Today I heard a commentary on NPR stating that the past decade was the worst EVER. But sometimes it seems to take a little more time and a lot more work to remember the good stuff and I, for one, would rather learn and live than hang my head in eternal shame. (posted Dec 30, 9:48pm)

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Last Dance : I will always remember the High School "last dance" song "Stairway to Heaven" as a sure thing in the unsure world of a teenager. But there was always this one section where nobody knew quite what to do. Kind of like life. (posted Dec 29, 10:13pm)

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Snowku : A few verses with 60% chance of flurries. (posted Dec 28, 8:10pm)

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Lego Master : Behold, the Lego: Yet another activity at which the four year old thoroughly beats my butt. (posted Dec 27, 9:42pm)

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A Holiday Thank You : Dear Pennsylvania: You and I have had a rocky relationship in the past. Every time I think things are going smoothly, I arrive at your doorstep only to find otherwise. (posted Dec 26, 10:47pm)

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Guest Stars : Today I turn over the reigns of entertainment to some amazing performers. Merry Christmas! (posted Dec 25, 10:28pm)

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Wrapping it Up. Part One : I like to think of creative ways to give ordinary gifts. Today I had to run out today for a couple of "last minute" items and I found the perfect stocking stuffer. Sorry, but I'm not going to tell you what it is until tomorrow. (posted Dec 24, 7:03pm)

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Party Like It's 1999 + 10 : After a summer redo of the living room, and the purchase of a teen-friendly sofa-type object and a much larger plasmariffic HD- televisions, we were finally ready for a teenaged movie marathon. [spoiler alert: it went well] (posted Dec 23, 10:10pm)

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The Sound of One Hand Clapping : For better or worse, I suspect most people have the self-criticism drill down cold. Praise, however, is a different matter entirely. (posted Dec 22, 11:45pm)

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The Backwards Frontwards House : Growing up, one of the coolest things about my friend's house was that it was MY house, only backwards. As an adult, this probably isn't terribly exciting, but when you're eight, it's cool in about a million inexplicable ways. (posted Dec 21, 11:17pm)

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Unconscious Mutterings : I know it's a totally cheater thing to do a meme. But my "unconscious mutterings" are quickly turning into "unconscious snorings" soon to be "unconscious QWERTY markings pressed into my forehead." (posted Dec 20, 10:33pm)

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Hot Topics : I don't particularly have a topic at hand, and I'm really too tired to develop any sort of in-depth analysis of the holiday traffic or what I ate for lunch (AKA 100% Grade-A Blogging Material). So here's a rundown of today's topics. (posted Dec 19, 10:51pm)

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Deep Cleansing Breath : Best of Holidailies For some (dare I say many?) adults, when it comes to considering an alternative ANYTHING, be it reasoning, viewpoint, philosophy, methodology, religion, or breakfast cereal, it's a Flat Stanley kind of world. (posted Dec 18, 10:38pm)

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Marking Time : Ten years doesn't sound like that much when you say it, but when you start laying things out, it becomes unreal. (posted Dec 17, 11:04pm)

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All in a Day's Work : I'm not sure this would make anybody's top 10, but it's an impressive list all the same. (posted Dec 16, 9:47pm)

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Swing and a Miss : Whether they are lost, overlooked or now only reside in my memory, I find I am missing people, places and things more than ever. (posted Dec 15, 11:05pm)

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Begets : "What goes around, comes around" can be a pretty satisfying thought, as long as you aren't on the receiving end. But what would happen if we focused on reconciliation rather than revenge? (posted Dec 14, 11:22pm)

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Aurora Vocalis : Det är en ros utsprungen - Sonorous and shimmery with shifting tonalities that occasionally meet to form a perfectly traditional chord, only to shift and shimmer once more. A vocal version of the Northern Lights. Perfect for a cold winter's night. (posted Dec 13, 9:31pm)

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On Being Very, Very Quiet : Forget the myrrh. Please just bring a muzzle. (posted Dec 12, 11:24pm)

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Meanwhile : Unlike others I know, there will most likely be no wintry romping and there may fewer cookies, but I'll do what I can with the time that I have, remembering that a red and white holly berry and mistletoe-infused three-ringed circus is not required to mark, remember and celebrate the Christmas Season. (posted Dec 11, 11:11pm)

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Winter Haiku for Grownups : Holiday Schedule -- Forget the egg nog and grog -- Need No-Doze and Jolt. (posted Dec 10, 10:50pm)

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That One : I am forever hunting for "that one" thing (sock, form, recipe, article, etc.) in my house. If you want to see me lose it quickly, watch me hunt for "that one" piece of music. I'd be better off with needles and haystacks. (posted Dec 9, 9:43pm)

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Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind : The EMERGENCY EMAILS are telling me that the season of snow has begun. This shouldn't be news to any Michigan resident in December, but considering the fact that these emails also shout warnings about Swine Flu (here) and Slim Fast (gone), going Chicken Little on snowflakes is the next logical step. (posted Dec 8, 10:38pm)

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I Really Wanna Know : It's always nice to begin a project like this by answering a quick "who are you" kind of question. According to my Spam folder, I have a tiny penis, a desperate need for Canadian pharmaceuticals, and relatives in Nigeria. Without the Internet I would have been unaware of these personal factoids. I guess I haven’t been paying enough attention. (posted Dec 7, 10:26pm)