July 2008

What ‘Cha Got in That Purse Tour de Blog

July 12, 2008

Hi folks! I’m Caffeinated Librarian (aka CL) from (what else) The Caffeinated Librarian. By this time you all know the drill: Kelly’s out having adventures and asked a bunch of folks to Blog Sit while she’s gone. If you want to know my connection to our lovely hostess – Kelly and I are old blog [...]

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Lower Your Expectations

July 11, 2008

Last Christmas, the college I work at placed a piano near the academic advising offices for anyone to drop by and play a tune. The intent was to drum up a little of the old holiday spirit. I do not play piano but the librarian I worked with did. He sat down at the bench [...]

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Introducing Myself

July 10, 2008

Well, hello there! My name is Angella and I write from way up here in Canada at my little corner called Dutch Blitz. I am also a the lead editor for the Arts & Design channel over at Blog Nosh. Last week the wonderful Miss Kelly asked if I would be willing to guest-post in [...]

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The Zygote and Other Stories

July 9, 2008

I believe an introduction is in order here. Hello, my name is Heather B. (or HB if you’d like) and I write for a wildly unpopular site called No Pasa Nada. It’s a well detailed account of my life after I graduated from college in Washington, DC. This means that every other post is about how [...]

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Why it’s entirely possible I should just go sit somewhere quietly with a cup of chamomile

July 8, 2008

So last week, when the lovely Kelly invited me to guest post for her here on her blog, I immediately said, “yes, yes, oh, a thousand times yes!” before realizing that this actually meant that I might, oh, you know, have to WRITE something. As this fact began slowly dawning on me, I began to [...]

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Kissing like a bandit, stealing time underneath the sycamore tree.

July 7, 2008

Psst! It’s Angela from Fluid Pudding! I have commandeered Mocha Momma’s website for the day so she can grab some well-deserved rest! Rest up, Mocha! (Then get up and go shoe shopping! And treat yourself to the most fancy pants coffee you can find! And head up to St. Louis, because I’m itching to grab [...]

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Happy Will Smith & Jeff Goldblum Save The World From Aliens Day

July 4, 2008

Grab some hot dogs. Drink a super frosty cold beer. Slice some watermelon for the kiddies. Cool off in the swimming pool. Enjoy your 4th of July. What are y’all doing today to celebrate (with apologies to my Canadian friends who celebrated their own day (of independence? I don’t know. Angella? Jess? HBM? JenB? There [...]

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Why I Like To Borrow My Sister’s Children

July 1, 2008

I was thinking of creating a new category called “Hey, Momma! I’m still alive!” for my sister Tracy who is letting me borrow her son for the summer. It’s something I have always done as an educator who gets a substantial amount of time off in the summer and for the last few years as [...]

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