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It wouldn't be Halloween without pooch pictures, right? (Click for full size) I know. I know. But I only do it once a year, I stop when he gets exasperated, and he loves the attention. And I never use embarrassing costumes. Never. It's ok as long as he looks cool, dammit. Update: Previous years, since my archive pictures are still hosed (still looking for 2000): (Click for full size)
18 Things a New Homeowner Should Do Immediately to Save Money (19)
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So you’ve just moved into your nice new home. You’ve unloaded the boxes, unpacked most of your stuff, and are just starting to settle into your residence. Right now is the perfect time to walk through a checklist of ways to save money on your home. Starting on these things as early as possible will allow you to start saving money sooner rather than later. Here are eighteen things to check on or do immediately ...
Funky Brown Chick Watched CNN’s “Black In America” (1)
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Oh. My. Goodness. Rewind to last night. I’m watching CNN’s “Black in America.” Apparently, so is everyone else. :) Sitting on my couch clad in only a matching green bra (1, 2) and panties (1, 2), I balance my laptop on my bare thighs as I drink out of the Vita Coca container. I turn my TV for the first time in months by walking to the big black box and pressing the round “on” ...
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Twanna on the abundant Twitter chatter during the airing of CNN's first installment of its "Black in America" series.
Let's talk honestly about vaccines (1)
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(Note: This is going to be a mean post. I've been angry for a while. It's coming out now.)No one wants to say it out loud, but autism is the boogeyman of children's disabilities. It terrifies parents because of the utter unfairness of the disorder. You spend 9 months holding your breath in the hopes that you give birth to a healthy, perfect child. As the pregnancy progresses, if you chose to, you can do ...
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"Not vaccinating your child puts him or her at risk for these diseases. If that is a risk you are willing to take, fine. However, you are also putting my child, who is NOT fully vaccinated yet, at risk of these diseases as well."
gas followed by mass (1)
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The General™ and I just returned home from a lovely Saturday night date that included a trip to the dog park, followed by a romantical (in the words of Flavor Flav) dinner at Denny’s on Lake Street in Minneapolis. We know how to live it up with the rest of them. After we left, we were strolling down the street and I farted. Loudly. And I apparently looked at The General™ and made a face ...
Be green, healthy and rich by giving up on your car (1)
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I’ve noticed in the past few years that saving money, staying fit, and being green seem to walk hand-in-hand like a three-way relationship that actually works. One of the simplest ways this plays out in my own life is on my bike. I’ve always ridden bikes. They were my ticket to freedom at age twelve because I could take them up to the library or the local public pool without my mother. As I got ...
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Possibly unrealistic in the Twin Cities, unless you're sure you're both living and working within the 1st-ring suburbs.
Gay Wedding Bells Sound a Lot Like Assimilation (1)
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Marriage is (almost) legal in California between gay, bisexual, and lesbian people as well as for transgender folks who are marrying their “opposite” sex and haven’t - or don’t wish to - change their legal sex.But, as a blogger on the RaceWire points out, this isn’t necessarily a win. Ever since reading the “Is Gay Marriage Anti-Black” essay by Kenyon Farrow and Mattilda’s excellent interview in bitch magazine I have been fascinated by the way ...
Children’s Records: Children’s Vinyl Record Series: Free MP3s (1)
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Children’s Records: Children’s Vinyl Record Series: Free MP3s of children’s music sold in the US during the 1950’s and 1960’s
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Children’s Records: Children’s Vinyl Record Series: Free MP3s of children’s music sold in the US during the 1950’s and 1960’s
I Can Has DNA Test? (1)
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This is so cool! I'm so excited to try this; it's a DNA test for mutts, to determine what breeds they are! The website says it's a blood test, but our vet's done two of them before, and he said it's a cheek swab, which means I don't even have to bundle him into the car -- I can do it myself. I've always said that Goliath is half Saint Bernard (for obvious reasons) and ...
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Menstruating in the Men's Room (1)
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This week I am experiencing yet another aspect of transitioning that may confound a binary mind. I am menstruating in the men’s room. If it was up to me I would never menstruate - I think more than a few women who menstruate would agree with me on that one - but on occasion it happens. While there is no disruption in my perceived gender identity while menstruating I know that the presence of bloody ...
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