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A place for poetry, prose, wordplay and ponderings.
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- Nancy
- New Jersey, United States
- I'm a single, sometimes poet with great friends, great family, and plenty of laughter in my life. I love children's literature and puzzles and language and poetry.
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"The spirit of poetry combines the profundity of the philosopher and the child’s delight in bright pictures."
(Franz Grillparzer)
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- Quote of the Day, 1/28/07: Barrie
- Creative Writing: No Words
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- Quote of the Day, 1/22/07: Hammett
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- Creative Writing: A Poetry Snippet
- No Giant Turkey Legs, but Boy, What a Ride!
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- Quote of the Day, 1/19/07: Poe
- A Poe-tic Tribute
- A Little Poetry for You: Wilbur
- Quote of the Day, 1/18/07: Buchwald
- Nancy in the Sky with Diamonds
- Quote of the Day, 1/17/07: King
- Words on Wednesday: Puzzle-makers
- On Family Names, and Uncles Named Peeper
- Quote of the Day, 1/16/07: Deborah Kerr
- Life on the Edge... of the Forest
- Quote of the Day, 1/15/07: Cary Grant
- Lives in Letters: Postcard from Central Maine
- Tanga Puzzles: January 15 - January 21
- 24... and WOW
- About Jack Bauer...
- Quote of the Day, 1/14/07: Stephen King on 24
- Creative Writing: Fog and Stillness
- A Little Poetry for You: Thomas
- Caught Ya Lurking!
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- Tedious Reading
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- Contest - Rename a Book, Win a Prize
- Who is that Masked Man?
- Forgotten Treasure: Old Mother West Wind
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- Creative Writing: Your Angel
- Meme - Which Would You Rather
- Cybils Reading Update
- Quote of the Day, 1/06/07: Headaches
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- Quote of the Day, 1/05/07: Plath on Poetry
- A Little Poetry for You: Jarrell
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- If You Liked This Book Then...
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- Brought to You by The Letter B
- Tanga Puzzles: January 1 - January 7
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3 comments:
"Clarke’s studies earned her an “Ig Nobel” prize, but all her friends stopped asking her to butter their toast."
That cracked me up!
And...yeah...I'd be thinking the second one....
"For some, the issue is, How much bacteria might now be on that cookie, and does it have the potential to make me sick? For others, the question is, Was that really the last Oreo?"
I know. It totally ruined things for me too.
At an after-work adult-beverage event tonight, I brought this up, and a coworked asked me if the "kiss it to heaven" technique was still valid protection for dropped food.
I've never heard of the "kiss it to heaven" concept. Of the 8 at our table, only the 3 Italian-Americans had heard of it.
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