Mostly Ignored
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Somethings
Take 1: The Chamber of Seekers “What’s this all about then?” Harry asked. “Don’t really know,” Ron replied. “It was McGonagall that had me come fetch you. Some rite of passage thing, I think.” When they arrived, McGonagall was outside waiting for them. “Professor,” Harry said. “What can you tell me about the Chamber of Seekers?” “Ah, Potter,” McGonagall replied, “I’m afraid this…
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Twitter Updates for September 2011
Party at Jamie’s! RT @thejpiga: Another beer is opened? RT @toddrlyons: Every time a door closes… My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: U2 (1), The Beatles (1) & Krokus (1) #mm http://t.co/DCYjnDnR Last 2 weeks: Dad has cancer. Mom has cancer. My dog died. Hoping bad things really do only happen in threes. @LebeauRox @perky_goth_13 @thejpiga Thanks for the well…
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Life’s Wake-Up Call
Because we don’t know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. And yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, an afternoon that is so deeply a part…
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Life vs. Apps
I sometimes wish that changes in human relationships visually prompted us to re-accept the terms of service before proceeding. I doubt that any of us would bother to read the terms of service anyway, but at least when things went wrong the blame would rest solely on us for not understanding what we’d agreed to.
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Goodnight, Princess
Last June I wrote about Brandy. She’s special in more ways than I could tell you… She’s the first American I ever loved. She’s been my friend and constant companion for nearly 11 years. She was my first pet as an adult. She was my baby before my own children were born. And I have…
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Twitter Updates for August 2011
My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Bob & Tom (5), Foo Fighters (2) & Dio (2) #mm http://t.co/WJWERGr Five Things You Didn’t Know About Mouse Glue Traps – http://toddle.ca/l/kh Youngest of @PrideOf Lyons celebrates her birthday today. Her older two sibs are convinced she grew overnight. Truly saddened to learn that Jack Layton has died of…
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Water
Harry was thirsty. He opened the cupboard under the stairs to Snape’s office, and pulled out a goblet. “Aquafina™,” he said, and his face lit with delight as the vessel filled with clean, clear liquid… with just a bit of dust floating on top. No matter, he thought, it probably still tastes good. Harry drank deeply.…
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Another Weasley
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Enter the Chicken
SCENE: AN ANCIENT BARNYARD, HONG KONG THI, a domesticated fowl of great philosophical insight, deeply immersed in the martial arts, receives an invitation by carrier pigeon. HAM (written note) “Greetings to you, Shaolin Monk. I am Ham. As your Master has undoubtedly told you, I was once also a student of The Order, but was…