Monthly Archives: October 2010

Halloweather

It’s not supposed to snow on Halloween this year. It generally doesn’t snow on Halloween, if my memory isn’t deceiving me, and if there’s snow on the ground, it’s usually not a lot. But I think everyone my age remembers … Continue reading

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Dye Another Day

I got a henna kit for my birthday. Even though it’s not quite my birthday yet. Henna is a natural dye commonly used to decorate skin. Using henna to put a design on your skin is like having an orange … Continue reading

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Strange Images

Over the past week or two I’ve stored up a long list of interesting photo galleries to share, most of which come from the copyright/geek/random stuff site BoingBoing: Hexing Hitler: A Life gallery of the time in 1941 when a … Continue reading

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Halloween Horrors

One of my favorite columnists, Tammy Swift, recently wrote about Halloween candies people should avoid buying for trick-or-treaters. While I agree with some of her choices (Neco Wafers have the chalky taste of Tums without their beneficial effect, and while … Continue reading

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WMS, Beauty and Loving Your Hair

Today I visited Worthington Middle School to take a picture of the awesome kids and staff, who are hard at work raising money for breast cancer research. (Look for the photo in the Daily Globe tomorrow or the next day.) … Continue reading

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To Be or Not To Be… Silly

I watched a delightful movie this weekend. Or maybe I watched a terrible movie. Or maybe I watched one of the greatest plays in English literature. It’s kind of hard to tell, since what I saw was Mystery Science Theatre … Continue reading

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Shoulda Learned

I brought my guitar to work today. No, it is not Bring Your Guitar to Work Day today. A coworker wanted to see a classical guitar and check how it differs from your standard acoustic rock guitar, so I brought … Continue reading

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Celebrating Things that Go Bump in the Night

From ghoulies and ghosties And long-leggedy beasties And things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us! — Traditional proverb I’ve always liked Halloween, even though it involved wearing approximately 10 layers of clothing and wandering around half-blind … Continue reading

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Autumn Beckons

I love fall. The temperature can be perfect, the leaves turn red-gold, the wind grows crisp and apples, pumpkins, soups and gravy come back into fashion. Fall is our reward for having survived the punishing muggy heat of summer, just … Continue reading

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Reader Response

I’ve had several positive responses to my “It Gets Better” post, including an email from a teacher stating she was going to use it in class, and a couple of people who’ve told me they too had a hard time … Continue reading

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