Author Archives: Erin

Common sense strikes back

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Erin

Mom’s always told me I don’t have much common sense. I think she’s wrong. On the other hand, every now and then I have a lapse, and it takes a bit of effort to realize it. For example, over the … Continue reading →

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Snow Q & A

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Erin

We’ve got a real winter this year, precipitation coming down left, right, and center, and entirely too many snow days for the kids. I figured I’d take this opportunity to clear up some misconceptions and provide my unique take on … Continue reading →

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How many meals?

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Erin

If you cook, as I do, you probably spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen. You probably also have a cookbook collection, as well as bookmarks for your favorite sites. I discovered another site to add to my … Continue reading →

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another week, another submission

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Erin

This past week, I haven’t been working on anything I set up on my goals for the year. Instead, as I often do, I got distracted by the shiny — in this case, Moongypsy Press’s First Anniversary Writing Contest. When … Continue reading →

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Once upon a sixth grade dreary

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Erin

I meant to post this yesterday, which was the anniversary of Edgar Allen Poe’s birthday. Ah, well, better late than never. My sixth grade teacher for English and reading was Mr. Koliha. One of the year-long projects he had for … Continue reading →

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Pointing to art

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Erin

Justine Musk has blogged a couple of times about Seth Godin’s book, Linchpin. Based on what she had to say, I checked it out from my library, and I’m glad I did. The book is about choosing to be indispensable … Continue reading →

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Winter weather gives me an excuse

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Erin

Lovely day to wake up to. Unlike a lot of my friends farther east and north, I saw the sun shining when I got up this morning — much to the dismay of my son, who really wanted another snow … Continue reading →

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Resolution Q & A

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Erin

It’s January. Of course, the topic is New Year’s Resolutions. Everyone’s either doing that or a top-10 list from 2010. I don’t have strong enough opinions to have a top-10 list. Either that, or I can’t think of 10 anything … Continue reading →

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Any excuse . . .

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Erin

No excuses. That’s my motto for 2011. No excuses for frittering away time I could be writing, playing on the Web. No excuses for giving up on exercise. No excuses for not spending time with my family. No excuses for … Continue reading →

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Monday drabble: Recycling

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Erin

Len measured out the polymerization agent for the overnight run, the last step in his end-of-shift routine. The suppliers had been and gone earlier, and even the renderers’ shifts had finished for the day. He double-checked the volume in the … Continue reading →

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