The Quest for a Dishrack

It started out so simple. I wanted a dish rack that would fit in my sink. Doesn’t sound like too hard of a mission, does it? Especially when you factor in that I have a standard stainless steel double sink.
But apparently the people who make the dish racks have never bothered to measure the sinks.
I [...]

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A New Look

Every now and then is a good time for an overhaul. I seem to be going through a lot of it right now, from painting our home office to picking out furniture for a currently unfurnished room.
And so the bug has bitten me to give the old blog a spruce up. I hope you enjoy [...]

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What Kind of English Do You Speak?

I was challenged to do this by a friend of mine. Simply by answering a few questions, it calculates what type of English you speak.
Here are my results:

Your Linguistic Profile::

55% General American English

20% Yankee

10% Upper Midwestern

5% Dixie

5% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

I’m surprised that it was able to pin my on the [...]

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Synching Life

Far too often in my busy life, I seem completely out of step with the people who are most important to me. Most of the time it is because I am too wrapped up in the “musts” and “shoulds” that constantly fill my head.
But occasionally, everything will click. This Saturday was a good example. My [...]

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