KarenD

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Collecting : Best of Holidailies I thought this was strange, because he did not use these tubes to make art, nor was I allowed to do so (there was other paint for me to play with), but now I find myself doing the same sort of thing. (posted Jan 5, 5:02pm)

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Sunnier Times : I love coming across works of art like these in my cemetery rambles. (posted Jan 4, 5:19pm)

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It's Always Something : Late last night I got Mr. Karen back after he'd spent almost two weeks away. (posted Jan 3, 4:40pm)

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Ombre Nails : I was just going to swatch some of my taupe polishes ... (posted Jan 2, 4:48pm)

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Meeting the Challenge : I thought I'd successfully completed the challenge over the first weekend in December, but ... (posted Jan 1, 8:34pm)

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Finished! : I'm happy to have completed the goal and feel no need to continue in 2010. (posted Dec 31, 9:37pm)

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Gadgetry : I may be risking getting my geek card revoked by revealing what a late- and non-adopter I am. (posted Dec 30, 6:09pm)

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Mani-Pedi Madness : It's the toes that have sparked this most recent resurgence in my love of lacquer. (posted Dec 29, 4:58pm)

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Monday, Monday : Could it have snowed like this over the weekend when I had more time under my own control? No, it waited until the work week. (posted Dec 28, 9:44pm)

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Slacking : I could buckle down and knock off one or two or three things before it's time to go to bed, but ... (posted Dec 27, 7:19pm)

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Post-Holiday Slump : I am feeling a bit sad and a lot frustrated right now. (posted Dec 26, 5:35pm)

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The Man with the Bag : Hoping that Santa brought each of you everything you wished for. (posted Dec 25, 11:19am)

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Parking Lots and Anchor Stores : I went to the mall today. Actually, I went to two malls, which is two more than I've been to in the last I don't know how long. (posted Dec 24, 5:24pm)

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True Then, True Now : A page from my "Art Book", which I unearthed in the basement earlier tonight. (posted Dec 23, 10:32pm)

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In the Belly of the Beast : ... the first thing that came to mind was an image from Nightmare Before Christmas in which a giant snake eats a Christmas tree while a horrified child looks on. (posted Dec 22, 4:47pm)

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Better to Light a Candle : A little illumination on this darkest day of the year in my hemisphere. (posted Dec 21, 9:22pm)

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A Tale of Two Cameras : I was very briefly tempted to blow my budget and get the very beautiful lilac SD980 Digital Elph but then I remembered all those condo bills and sobered up. (posted Dec 20, 6:27pm)

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Life of the Party : Based on the photographic evidence, my mom did a lot of dancing at that party while my dad did none. (posted Dec 19, 7:43pm)

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Lady Doctors : While there are plenty of women in the AmMiss issues, almost none have degrees or titles attached to their names, so Dr. Waldron stood out. (posted Dec 18, 3:35pm)

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Alien Dessert : The more I stare into the center of the bloom, the more I see alien eyes staring back at me. (posted Dec 17, 1:07pm)

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Single Sock Syndrome : I think the annoyance is normal and reasonable but recalling the almost complete history of this insignificant object in my life is a step beyond. (posted Dec 16, 12:28pm)

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Obsolescence : An answering machine is so much nicer for screening calls than voicemail—I can get a little taste of what the caller wants before I decide to pick up or not (I usually do pick up if it's a personal call). (posted Dec 15, 4:59pm)

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Star of Light : I’ve been feeling the opposite of merry and bright but now that I’ve set up the magical fiber optic Christmas tree my outlook is starting to improve. (posted Dec 14, 8:31pm)

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An Apology to My Government : Given how many trees were lost in my neighborhood as a result of the emerald ash borer, it was reasonable to assume that I would have been sensitized to the issue of insect infestation and motivated to discharge my civic duty in the arboreal realm. (posted Dec 13, 10:42am)

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Technological Difficulties : His brain maps index finger to index finger so the button switch is no problem for him, whereas my brain seems to map right finger of the pair to right finger of the pair. (posted Dec 12, 5:15pm)

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My Secret Self--Not : Even though I wasn't so sure my life needed very much changing, answering some questions seemed like more fun than cleaning out the file drawer, so I grabbed a pen and got going. (posted Dec 11, 5:07pm)

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Copy 'n' Think 'n' Share : In the grand tradition of internet memes, I decided to play along, at least for this particular Thursday. (posted Dec 10, 5:27pm)

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No Vaccine for This : Three projects seems like a very mild case. (posted Dec 9, 5:15pm)

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Audrey in Flying Clothes : I can tell you this picture of Audrey in her flying clothes was taken in 1929 in front of my maternal grandfather's drugstore in St. Francis, Wisconsin. (posted Dec 8, 6:31pm)

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Introduction to Holidailies : In honor of Day 1 of this edition of the project and by way of introduction to those of you stopping by who haven't been here before, I updated my about me page for the first time since 2003. (posted Dec 7, 4:31pm)