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As “luck” would have it, I managed to commit one of the last perfect biking days of the fall (beautiful and sunny with temp around 70) to hiking with a couple friends. Oh well, hanging out with friends is good, and I needed to get in my token yearly hike anyway. The Sister […]

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I just saw Penelope Cruz do an impression of Salma Hayek. Hilarious.

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I just upgraded from Wordpress 1.2 to 1.5. And it sucked. A few words to the wise:

Back everything up (including Wordpress files, database, and .htaccess).
Quadruple check that you’ve deactivated all plugins.
Delete your .htaccess file if you’re using clean permalinks.
Pause to pray to the Wordpress gods.
If you’re as lucky as me, your main […]

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An extremely radical, hate mongering group has decided that Montana should be its next target. I will not link to the group, but search for Westboro Baptist Church and you will find their website. Why have they chosen Montana as the target for their hate? Because it’s apparently such a safe haven for […]

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I love red. It’s a fact. I have a red car, half a closet of red clothes, red furniture and accessories — basically, a lot of red. Thus, it should come as no surprise that I am trying to collect all red small appliances. Of course, KitchenAid is my brand of […]

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My recent email blessings have prompted me to do some email account inventory.
1 Yahoo account
1 Netscape account (never used — signed up to get something else)
1 MSN account (again never used — given to me when I signed up for something else)
1 cable account (received, of course, with my cable internet hookup — never used)
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I have upset the delicate balance of personalities in my household. Yes, that’s right. I apparently have recently forgotten my position as the one-who-lets-things-go-and-generally-tries-to-maintain- cheeriness-and-non-bitterness. It seems that now that I have figured out how to be assertive and stick up for myself, my roomies are upset with me. Well, scratch […]

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