Monthly Archives: October 2011

#ThankADay for Twitter: A Patchwork of Gratitude

“The thing I am working on has been dealing out epiphanies quite liberally these last couple months. Life is beautiful (and cheesy).” — Buster Benson If you’re on Twitter, you’re cordially invited to join me by using the #ThankADay hashtag … Continue reading

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Mystery Goblin Food Photo: the Reveal

The Twittered guess: “Red peppers in a marinade w/zombie brains.” Extra credit for creativity, Cindy, but the answer is tomato paste squeezed out of a tube and gravy fat and pan drippings. Now I want to share two T.I.P.s about … Continue reading

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Vile Goblin Food Mystery iPhoto (October Edition)

This is not only gross but harder to identify because I’m such a bad iPhoneographer, or rather, a ghoulishly bad iPhoneographer. I’ll announce the results before the clock strikes Midnight tomorrow evening (AKA Friday, October 28). What’s the reward this … Continue reading

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John Madden & My Fitness Pal web/mobile app

Are any of you using MyFitnessPal? Please consider friending me there, I could use the accountability help. Here’s the link to my profile: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/bwolsk1 My waist measurement isn’t in the healthy range. Though not, perhaps, to the level of John … Continue reading

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If Gertrude Stein Wrote Blog Comment Spam

A few months ago I blogged my book review of L.M. Montgomery’s Anne Of The Island. I received the following comment, which my excellent Akismet spam-blocker circumvented. This particular spam was so funny that I’m bothering you with it. Maybe … Continue reading

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