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Bringin’ it back.
There are several phrases that I have grown to love and have noticed that they have slipped out of regular use. So I will be…(ahem) Bringin’ em back! 1. “Knuckle Sandwich” – As in, “You wanna knuckle sandwich?” Origin unknown. 2. “Golly Neds” – This would be an “OMG” replacement, said with specific emphasis on…
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A weekend away…
Sounds really nice doesn’t it? How about if I tell you we went to Napa to go wine tasting with good friends? And that we would be staying in very nice hotel/spa. That’s even better! What I never would have guessed was that we would spend the weekend trying to stave off the illness that…
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Places to eat in and around downtown Austin.
This is quite late coming, I know, but while we were in Austin for SXSW we got a ton of food recommendations from a friendly bartender at the Melting Pot. Below are his picks, asterisks indicate where we’ve actually eaten. *Stubb’s BBQ – on Red River, Famous and all, but not the best I’ve ever…
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Starbucks Heals
I’ve been under the weather for the last 3 days. This afternoon the hubby suggested Starbucks (oh the shock), so we stopped in and I ordered a hot green tea. The girl behind the counter said, “It’s hot out, why do you want a hot tea?” “I’m sick”, I said with a shrug. “Ah, well…
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The Absent Minded Designer
I have been blanking out on certain small, very simple mental tasks lately. It is a bit ridiculous. Mind you I am not forgetting meetings or leaving anything out when I work on projects, but it’s little things. Example: I walked right past my car this morning to the spot where I usually park my…
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Kitchen Tip #243
So I don’t know if I am doing something wrong, but every time I crack an egg it leaves this egg snot on my counter that I inevitably have to clean up because I don’t want to get salmonella or some other food borne illness. Here is the solution I recently thought up: Lay a…
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What a day…
It is really beautiful outside today and it was nice to be out and about for a little bit and get to enjoy the sunshine. I haven’t been sleeping well or enough lately and it is starting to wear on me. Anyone have tips for getting good rest? (No boose or pills please 🙂
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Quote of the Day
“So listening to Roseanne while you’re working is like what…’white-trash noise’” Classic.
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Is that weird?
Everytime I see notebooks in a store, I want to buy one.
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"Getting Things Done"
There is a school of thought on productivity headed by super-duper prepare-o-matic David Allen and he has written a few books on the subject. I really like his approach which basically says that, it really doesn’t matter how much you have to do, if you have a system for capturing and processing your projects and…