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Dirty Karaoke: posted on Dec 6, 12:06 am by jenfullmoon (Chaos Attraction) - 5 entries
I was all, "LET'S SING DIRTY SONGS!!!" because this place usually has enough kids coming in where that's not doable. (0 likes)
Easy: posted on Dec 5, 9:11 pm by nebulopathy (Nebulopathy) - 5 entries
Reminder to self: there's really no reason to make things harder than they need to be. Plus a foster kitten picture! (0 likes)
Funfetti!: posted on Dec 5, 8:48 pm by bozoette (Red Nose) - 5 entries
A colorful marshmallow and a door-to-door salesperson. (0 likes)
SAD: posted on Dec 5, 8:38 pm by Margaret DeAngelis (Markings: Days of Her Life) - 4 entries
In case you can’t read the words on the image, it says: This is your reminder to stop stressing to “finish the year off strong.” You can finish it off grateful, relaxed, slowly, peacefully. The idea that we always need to “be doing” and “achieving” only creates cycles of anxiety. Rushing will not solve your problems. Rest will. (0 likes)
Purple Christmas: posted on Dec 5, 6:46 pm by Zenzalei (Zenzalei) - 5 entries
Not the best Christmas memory, but I remain defiant. (0 likes)
It Can't Be That Bad (Or Can It?): posted on Dec 5, 6:34 pm by 4callingbirds (4 Calling Birds) - 5 entries
In tonight's blog, I talk about walking out of theater or movies in the middle. (0 likes)
More Color, More Happy: posted on Dec 5, 4:57 pm by KarenD (Hat on Top, Coat Below) - 5 entries
In which I share my continuing enjoyment of coloring on my phone. (0 likes)
Sugar Bowl bound: posted on Dec 5, 2:55 am by Mellicious (Catchy Name Needed 3.0) - 4 entries
I said before that I didn't think Texas would get in the College Football Playoffs, and as I'm sure anybody who pays attention to college football knows already, I was entirely wrong. (0 likes)
Ode to Arlington: posted on Dec 4, 11:09 pm by Zenzalei (Zenzalei) - 5 entries
Home sweet home. Why do you love where you live? Or do you? (0 likes)
Monster of the Week: posted on Dec 4, 9:35 pm by nebulopathy (Nebulopathy) - 5 entries
Sorry, not talking about novels this time. I'm talking about a style of television show. Plus a foster kitten picture! (0 likes)
Make a List, Check It Twice: posted on Dec 4, 8:41 pm by Margaret DeAngelis (Markings: Days of Her Life) - 4 entries
Ever since we were married (forty years now), Ron has made a game of using “creative” spelling for internal (family) communications. When he emails our daughter, whose field hockey number was 11, he addresses her as “Leben.” Our check register contains so many variations on the place where he often gets gas (“Hickenlooper,” “Flickenflager,”) that one time when I needed to know the actual name, I couldn’t remember it. (It’s Hugendubler.) (0 likes)
Christmas Movies For The Ages: posted on Dec 4, 7:58 pm by 4callingbirds (4 Calling Birds) - 5 entries
In tonight's blog, my wife shares her thoughts on some "older" Christmas movies she's been watching this season. (0 likes)
The Skinny Tree: posted on Dec 4, 7:39 pm by bozoette (Red Nose) - 5 entries
Mostly about Coca-Cola, but the tree makes an appearance. (0 likes)
Spider Mums, Spider Mums: posted on Dec 4, 3:32 pm by KarenD (Hat on Top, Coat Below) - 5 entries
In which I may have mis-identified some flowers for the sake of getting to use an entry title that made me smile. P.S. Sorry for any earworms this causes. (0 likes)
Dickens Fair 2023: posted on Dec 4, 1:21 pm by jenfullmoon (Chaos Attraction) - 5 entries
My favorite story was a guy pointing out to a ghost, "Why do you always haunt dark and dank places instead of like, the beach?" The ghost was all, "good point, I shall have to think about that one" and disappeared. (1 like)
Puzzling: posted on Dec 4, 10:22 am by Jenipurr (Still Life, With Cats) - 4 entries
Okay, I do admit if this also had tiny chocolates, I certainly wouldn't mind. (0 likes)
Glimmer: posted on Dec 4, 10:01 am by Jenipurr (Still Life, With Cats) - 4 entries
Now I'm just wishing we'd done this years ago. (0 likes)
Misc TV, no spoilers: posted on Dec 4, 12:19 am by Mellicious (Catchy Name Needed 3.0) - 4 entries
In which I talk about Dr Who and technical issues and more. (0 likes)
How They See: posted on Dec 3, 8:17 pm by Richard (Bloginomicon) - 2 entries
Not really holiday-related, but just some thoughts on animal perception that I had. (1 like)
The Transformation: posted on Dec 3, 7:29 pm by 4callingbirds (4 Calling Birds) - 5 entries
In tonight's blog, my son shares an original fairy tale. (0 likes)
Where's the Tylenol?: posted on Dec 3, 7:26 pm by Zenzalei (Zenzalei) - 5 entries
This Christmas movie scene hits hard this year. (0 likes)
Chocolate Chip: posted on Dec 3, 5:54 pm by bozoette (Red Nose) - 5 entries
A marshmallow, a memory, a recipe. (0 likes)
Glitter Makes Everything Better: posted on Dec 3, 5:39 pm by nebulopathy (Nebulopathy) - 5 entries
Acrylic paint pouring, but with *glitter*! For people like me with short attention spans and no talent. Ooh, shiny! Also, a picture of a foster kitten. (0 likes)
Goodbye Tabs: posted on Dec 3, 2:16 pm by KarenD (Hat on Top, Coat Below) - 5 entries
In which I once again clean up the open tabs on my phone browser. (0 likes)
Friends With Vaginas: posted on Dec 3, 1:58 am by jenfullmoon (Chaos Attraction) - 5 entries
I asked her what it meant and she said, "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you." Okay, I said (0 likes)
Hello To Your Name: posted on Dec 3, 1:26 am by Margaret DeAngelis (Markings: Days of Her Life) - 4 entries
I'm starting a new Advent prayer series sponsored by the app Hallow that uses the work of C. S. Lewis. It's presented by Liam Neeson. I took the title of the piece from a memory of how my daughter said "hallowed" when she was about three. That gave me a chance to give her a shoutout and maybe drive traffic to her site, which is all about cookies right now. (0 likes)
A Week in Photos: 2023, Part 47: posted on Dec 2, 10:55 pm by KarenD (Hat on Top, Coat Below) - 5 entries
In which I share snapshots of what I did last week. (1 like)
Hyvää vuodenvaihdetta!: posted on Dec 2, 10:49 pm by Zenzalei (Zenzalei) - 5 entries
Where would you like to spend the holidays, that you've never been before? (0 likes)
Finally, A Tree Lighting Ceremony: posted on Dec 2, 9:17 pm by jenfullmoon (Chaos Attraction) - 5 entries
I can say that Now I Have Attended A Tree Lighting Ceremony, which consisted of a band, Santa, free cookies, and a LOT of fake snow. (0 likes)
Georgiana and Kitty: posted on Dec 2, 9:12 pm by jenfullmoon (Chaos Attraction) - 5 entries
It's all very AWWWWWWW and sweet and funny and endearing, I highly recommend, if you're in this area or any other area where they do this play, GO SEE IT. (0 likes)
Lardy, (not) lardy: posted on Dec 2, 9:11 pm by Jenipurr (Still Life, With Cats) - 4 entries
Yeast + bread flour + butter + brown sugar and cinnamon = yum (0 likes)
Serials: posted on Dec 2, 8:52 pm by nebulopathy (Nebulopathy) - 5 entries
The guy with a carton of eggs, random musing about serialized fiction, and a friendly foster kitten. (0 likes)
Life is Improv: posted on Dec 2, 8:48 pm by 4callingbirds (4 Calling Birds) - 5 entries
In tonight's blog, my daughter reflects on her first improv comedy performance. (0 likes)
Oh hi again: posted on Dec 2, 8:39 pm by Jenipurr (Still Life, With Cats) - 4 entries
The obligatory (except not exactly usual) 'we put up the tree' post. (0 likes)
Key Lime and Cliffs: posted on Dec 2, 8:20 pm by bozoette (Red Nose) - 5 entries
Today's marshmallow and some beautiful views. (0 likes)
A rainy Saturday: posted on Dec 2, 6:51 pm by Mellie (MellsTells) - 2 entries
Today is the local Christmas parade, which Veronica was supposed to be walking in with the band. It would have been her first parade, but alas it is raining. (0 likes)
NaNoWriMo 2023: How'd I do?: posted on Dec 2, 12:36 pm by Richard (Bloginomicon) - 2 entries
A brief foray into the incoherent corners of my brain. (0 likes)
Recovering Austinite: posted on Dec 2, 3:23 am by Mellicious (Catchy Name Needed 3.0) - 4 entries
I can't make up my mind whether this is an entry about Austin stuff or about aging, so I guess you're gonna get some of both. (0 likes)
What is so "Artificial" about "Artificial Intelligence"?: posted on Dec 1, 10:09 pm by 4callingbirds (4 Calling Birds) - 5 entries
In tonight's blog, I question whether we have given the right name to Artificial Intelligence. (0 likes)
Jingle All the Way: posted on Dec 1, 9:08 pm by Margaret DeAngelis (Markings: Days of Her Life) - 4 entries
Here are some things I am grateful for as Holidailies/Advent/the rest of my life begins:
My pesky tire pressure light is staying off, even in this cold weather.
I have every resource I need to achieve the Six Goals of a Quality Life.
My mobility is improving. I haven’t used my cane in a week. (0 likes)
It's Holidailies 2023 Time!: posted on Dec 1, 9:07 pm by nebulopathy (Nebulopathy) - 5 entries
It's my first annual "welcome to the blog" post. Plus foster kitten picture. (0 likes)
Time and Flight: posted on Dec 1, 8:05 pm by Zenzalei (Zenzalei) - 5 entries
Kicking off Holidailies. It has been a world-rocking year, let me tell YOU, boy howdy. (0 likes)
Ho-Ho-Holidailies: posted on Dec 1, 5:04 pm by KarenD (Hat on Top, Coat Below) - 5 entries
In which I kick off another round of this wonderful collab. (1 like)
The New Story: posted on Dec 1, 4:46 pm by animos (My Enduring Bones) - 1 entry
Sometimes the holidays are a little scary and sad. (0 likes)
Happy Holidailies!!: posted on Dec 1, 3:07 pm by Mellie (MellsTells) - 2 entries
Once again I have signed up for Holidailies! How could I not? I've been participating every year since 2008. Although I predict an epic fail this year. (0 likes)
Holidailies and Marshmallows: posted on Dec 1, 12:35 pm by bozoette (Red Nose) - 5 entries
A marshmallow Advent calendar and a FAQ. (0 likes)
Holidailies time: posted on Dec 1, 3:41 am by Mellicious (Catchy Name Needed 3.0) - 4 entries
Already talking about 80s music again! (The Eurythmics, in this case) (0 likes)