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    Looking Up

    Song Lyric of the Day: I know that you may think / That I’m a broken little bird in my mind / Cause I’m falling on the floor / I’m climbing up the walls / And every time I get a grip / I seem to lose myself just a…

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    Scene From a Marriage # 20,139

    While scanning the Directv guide: “Hillbilly Handfishin’“? Seriously? How much more of this reality crap can they come up with?” Rich explains how he’s heard about this fishing technique but can’t remember what else it’s called exactly. “Wait — is handfishing the same as fisting?”  Pausing. “Oh, wait. That’s something…

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    We the People No Longer Exist

    Song Lyric of the Day: The pen with a bent wrist crooked king / Sign away our peace for your war, one word and it’s over / Dropping your bombs now / On all we’ve built / How does it feel now to watch it burn, burn, burn? / Raise…

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    What Was I Saying?

    Song Lyric of the Day: I’ve got the answer to all your problems / And tonight I’ll be singing it loud Swedish House Mafia / “Leave This World Behind“ I’ve been busy lately. Like really busy. Like being Mommy to a healthy, active 10-month-old baby girl. Like trying to get…

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    Dear Coraline: Month 10

    Dear Coraline, As of 1AM this morning, you turned 10 months old. You went to the doctor yesterday (day 302) for a weight recheck (he wanted to make sure you were OK after losing weight during your ear infection) and weighed in at a healthy 18.6 pounds. Dr. J was…

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    Ode to an Xterra

    Song Lyric of the Day: Now I’m walkin’ in the moonlight / Seein’ nothin’ but the taillights / And that’s a pair of taillights / I may never see again Clint Black / “Nothin’ But the Taillights“ My maternal grandfather, my Abuelo Anselmo, died in March 2002. Once his estate…

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    Ce N’est Pas Un Poste de Blog

    Song Lyric of the Day: So keep your eyes set on the horizon / On the line where blue meets blue / And I would let that silver lining / Where I know it’d find you soon Rachel Platten / “1000 Ships“ I’m writing this at 11:30PM because this is…

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    Dear Coraline: Month 9

    *This was originally to be posted Thursday, June 23, 2011, the day you turned 9 months old, but thanks to a massive storm, power outage, an even worse storm, and other various disasters since then, it’s been delayed until now. Dear Coraline, As of 1AM this morning, you turned nine…