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Call me Karth for Short

Hey, peeps! I know. It’s been forever since I’ve written. One of my excuses is that I’m on vacation this week in beautiful Savannah, Georgia. I’ve already shared this on Facebook, but it’s too good to...

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Life is Like Movie Props. You Never Know What You’re Gonna Get

Many of you know I’m in Savannah, Georgia this week. Havin’ a great time, but I just know I’ve gained 12 pounds or so. Not sure I’ll fit into any of the clothes I brought with me for the flight home....

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All Aboard the Crazy Train

So I noticed last night that my car’s left headlight burned out. No problem. I got this. I’ve changed out the bulb in the right headlight all by myself before. In fact, I’d be surprised if you didn’t...

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It’s Worth Putting on Pants for Donuts

Tonight I found myself comfortably welded to the couch, surrounded by all my creature comforts: remote controls, laptop, blankies and two cats, when an overwhelming desire for donuts washed over me. I...

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Beware the Flying Cookie Dough

So I get an email from a friend today. She’s asking me when and where I’ll be available tomorrow for her to drop something off for me. Because it’s probably a Christmas gift and I want to return the...

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Beware the Flying Coffee

I’m on a roll. Apparently this is the week where I throw food and drink at people. So today I went to visit my Mom at her nursing home. When I go, I always bring coffee for both of us. When I parked...

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She Almost Got It Right, But Not Really

God bless the 80-year-old cashier workin’ the front line at the McDonald’s I frequent. I’ve seen her before, always during the morning shift, when McD’s turns into a pickup joint for the over 75 set....

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So You’re Saying I Can’t Get Food With That Tackle Box?

So I mentioned to my husband Dave that I entered a sweepstakes drawing for a $500 gift certificate for Cabela’s. I was all excited because wouldn’t it be nice to have a huge gift card for delicious...

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Don’t Mess With My OCD, and I Won’t Mess With Yours

I wouldn’t say I’m textbook OCD, just some little quirks here and there. For instance, I have never pressed the trip counter button in my car since I bought it 13 years ago. I just can’t reset the...

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Awash in Stupidity and Incompetence

Yesterday I visited my Mom at her nursing home. When I left, I took her laundry so I could wash it at my house and take it back this morning. Laundry is a no-brainer. Yesterday I did it with truly no...

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Alternate Units of Measurement

The other day I was working on a PC problem in a client’s office. The client allowed me access while he wasn’t there, and also offered me any amount of Hershey Kisses he leaves in a giant cookie jar...

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Just Don’t Do It

It is possible to make a quick stop at the grocery store on a full bladder, for just a few things, but pick up more things than you planned and all heavier than you should carry on one arm, stacked...

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TL;DG

No doubt some of you know what the acronym TL;DR stands for. If you don’t, it’s “too long; didn’t read.” TL;DR is often used in response to a very long post somewhere on the Internet that people feel...

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Men, How Much Do You Hate Wearing Neckties?

In an unreliable and totally made up survey, when a group of 100 women were asked to name the most uncomfortable piece of clothing or accessory that society expects them to wear, 79% of them said...

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Seven Dollars. That’s It. Seven Dollars.

So you know how you’re all fresh and newly married and you care how you look? You dress like a human for your spouse because they deserve to look at someone even remotely presentable. You dress like...

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Really?

Really? There’s not one other place my cat can sit? Not on a couch. Not on a chair. Not on a bed. Not over there. Not in a window. Not on the floor. Not on the pillow. Not by the door. So many...

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Of All the Places in All the World

As many of you know, I’m traveling to Europe soon. The last leg of the trip will be spent visiting my friends and yours, Babs and Mo, who live in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. One thing I like...

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All That and a Bag of Chips

So you know how you’re goin’ along eating your favorite potato chips, Lay’s Salt & Vinegar, and you’re making good time, but you probably ate so fast that you jammed a chip up into your gum line...

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Dysfonctionnement de Garde-robe

Many of you know I’m in Paris at the moment. The city of decadent cuisine, stunning architecture, and of course, impossibly beautiful and fashionable people. Women are always perfectly put-together...

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What Would Be Your Last Meal?

I found a weird article today, a photo depiction of actual death row inmates’ last meal requests. Check it. When I shared it with my sister, Ann, she responded not with her last meal, but her last...

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