January 2009
15 posts
Her Propensity to Embellish
me: is it snowing hard there?
her: blizzard
me: really?
pic or it didn't happen
her: alright, maybe not a "blizzard" here, but snowing VERY hard and has been all day
me: you mean, "snowing all day"
"VERY hard" is still an exaggeration
try again
her: no!! no exaggeration this time at all!!
me: yes
a factual statement would be -
It has been snowing steadily all day.
her: NO!!!!
An email, from my aunt, posted for you to enjoy.
Sooooo….. last night, after Fred [their friend and painter] has slurped up more than half of the posole and the salad, he returns to getting the first coat of the green on the wall while fielding repetitive calls from his family wondering just where the hell is the hamburger he was going to bring home from the grocery for their supper. It is late and we are all a bit tired. I scoot him out...
The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating – in work, in play, in...
– #76 of “The Way I See it” Starbucks cup quotes. Written by Anne Morriss, who was noted on the cup as a “Starbucks customer from New York City” who “describes herself as an organization builder, restless American citizen, and optimist”
From post: Taming the Anxious Beast in Uncertain...
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Likemind BTV - This Friday
Posted from email sent by Likemind BTV meet up lead, Jed Crystal:
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Hi and Happy New Year.
Yes, ‘09 should be fine, and I know I’m looking forward to some more projects and collaborations. If you’re of the same ilk, then swing by for some brainstorming and connections at Likemind this Friday.
We’re on for another get together Friday, January...