Monthly Archives: October 2009

Note to Self:

By Erin | Published: October 26, 2009

When you’re having a yard sale and someone tries to give you a check and your instincts are telling you “No checks! Cash only!” you should listen to them. No matter how sweet the little old lady looks. No matter how long she talks to your husband about ancient stringed instruments, or how she tells [...]

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Sigma Tau

By Erin | Published: October 23, 2009

I remember walking into a meeting room in the Student Union at UCF. I think it was the end of my first year of college, if I remember correctly. I was there for another meeting of Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society. We were to vote on a new executive board. I was the [...]

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Mr. Thanksgiving Gets Leprosy

By Erin | Published: October 22, 2009

I don’t know how it happened. He seemed fine last year. I’ve had him for a few years, but last year was the first I remembered him and actually put some salt in him in time for Thanksgiving dinner. This year, though, I remembered in plenty of time to be using him for a whole [...]

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Note to Self:

By Erin | Published: October 20, 2009

Reading the zombie book at night while Jesse worked late and you were home alone was not your brightest idea. The bright lights and cheery music did not help.

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On the edge of winter

By Erin | Published: October 19, 2009

Because I’ve been distracted by rattlesnake recipes and Fail Blog, here are some snippets to get us back to speed: A couple Saturdays ago, Jesse, exhausted from a yard sale, sits on the couch, watching bluegrass on PBS, while I’m in the kitchen making baked ziti while wearing a floral-print apron. The buzzer goes off [...]

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