Speaking of pop culture heroes… Yule Heibel linked to an article in Saturday’s Toronto Star What a trend we have in Jesus that claims Jesus is hot. Over the past few months, the dreamy-looking and fanatically adored religious icon has crossed over, born again as a full-fledged international pop celebrity. […] In fact, many believe […]
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Jesus is hot
April 4th, 2004 · Comments Off on Jesus is hot
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My new career track
March 29th, 2004 · Comments Off on My new career track
From today’s Seattle Times Bureau launders money to make sure it’ll last : Andrew Wilson throws his own special load of laundry into the wash: eight white cotton terry towels, 2-1/3 ounces of powdered laundry detergent — and 25 crisp U.S. greenbacks. Wash, rinse and spin. When the load is done, it’s not the towels […]
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Child abducted at grocery store
March 28th, 2004 · Comments Off on Child abducted at grocery store
Last night Ted and I were watching TV and caught the 11 o’clock news headlines before we turned it off. One top story concerned a toddler who was abducted at a grocery store in Washington. The sound bite included a picture of the baby boy, chubby face and wide eyes, and how he was screaming. […]
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Pass the parcel
March 15th, 2004 · 3 Comments
Via Anita Rowland I learned that the phrase pass the parcel is on the OED Appeals list: Words or phrases which appear on the Appeals List are those currently being drafted or revised for the Oxford English Dictionary for which the documentary evidence is incomplete. I hadn’t heard or played pass the parcel until last […]
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If you want to sleep tonight
March 14th, 2004 · 1 Comment
Last week I wrote a poem from my frustration, a night spent tossing and turning, this torture self-inflicted by my dessert. It had been a Bad Day and I had tried to redeem it later, when the kids were in bed, with bits of a dark chocolate bar and sips of locally grown raspberry wine. […]
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