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Will Ferrell
In tonight’s awkward parenting moment, my son asked me if I ever met Will Ferrell at my current job. I have to assume it’s because he and Gabby watched “Elf” for the first time over the weekend. I...
View Article“Writing for Him”
I’m just going to make this as vague as possible. You should never. Ever. EVER. Write for “him”. You should always write for you. I’ve tried to do that so many times, and have failed....
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It’s Oh So Quiet
I’ve been on a vacation from work since 12/31 which continues until 1/6. I didn’t get much time off over the last few months because I was rationing and was out of time. It’s my own fault, and I...
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Northern Wind
I’ve been falling behind on reading some of my favorite blogs lately. I try to binge read when I can, but it can get overwhelming. As of this morning, I was mostly caught up on all of my favorites...
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Rigby on the Swarm
It’s been over a year since my dog Trumpy and the neighbor’s horse was put down and I’m still not right about it. I’m not sure that losing a pet is something you ever completely get over. I really...
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The standard shovel bitch
Snow in Northeast Pennsylvania. It’s nothing new. It happens every year. I know this. You know this. Still it doesn’t get any easier. On Saturday morning, we had our first major snowfall in...
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The 30 Day @Neilbytes Blogging Challenge
Twitter instigator @Neilbytes has challenged me to start updating my blog every day, sorta like Andy Palumbo. I’ve been itching to write more, I’ve just been wayyyy too exhausted to do so. For me,...
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Migraines, Deviated Septums and Lack of Sleep…Oh my!
I’ve been under the care of the neurologist since last September for my recurring migraines. I’m actually experiencing one right now…joy! It feels like it could be sinus related, but it also could be...
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3 for 3
And no, I’m not talking about my 3 day streak of blog posts…. It was a violent week to live in Wilkes-Barre. There’s been three shootings in as many days. According to the Citizens’ Voice, it’s...
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What happened to Jennie Monica?
I will preface this blog post with the following statement: It may seem morbid. My apologies. A good part of my childhood summer vacations were spent at my Grandparent’s house. After my...
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Who says you can’t go home?
*Cue that terrible Bon Jovi song* In my travels recently, I found that the house where I spent most of my childhood went up for sale. We moved from the place in Hanover Township in 1989 to the...
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Nightmare
Anyone who is a regular reader of my blog knows that I have the actual worst luck with vehicles. The engines blow up, the interiors fall apart, or they just make noises that they shouldn’t. This blog...
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Cutting the Cord (Part 1)
To quickly catch you up with what’s been going on in my life: I have a child entering High School, I have another one entering 5th grade, I have a husband now working out of the house (he had been...
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PMS Pickles
Parenting has been a challenge as of late with my daughter. It’s really hard coming to terms with having a pre-pubescent/pre-teen on my hands, and one with my attitude to boot. It’s like dealing with a...
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The Lee Park Honor Roll
Some of my favorite memories from childhood go back to spending time with my Grandparents. Whether it was taking walks, shopping trips or simply spending time together, we always seemed to have a good...
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The Telltailgate Turkey Fryer
I’ve been working in Pittsburgh for about 6 months now. Over the last few months, I’ve come to find that Pittsburgh is a very friendly city. I often find myself in conversations with complete and...
View ArticleThe Knee Needle
I don’t know what the fuck is wrong with me. Wait. Let me back up, because that’s an open ended question and the answer is always “a lot.” My knee has been clicking since August. I don’t know why or...
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Rock this Town (a photo blog)
On a particularly rough morning recently, I was walking out to my car for work and saw something out of place. It caught the corner of my eye because it was a bright orange blob. My immediate thought...
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Margaret Nash
So I did a thing. You may remember that I wrote a blog post last year about the Lee Park Honor Roll. As I was researching the information for the post, I fell down a wormhole otherwise known as...
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