The proverbial “they” say imitation is the best form of flattery. In that vein, I’m marrying two posts I stumbled across and loved last week.
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An Optimist’s View of Time
My cell phone rang. Jennifer’s name popped up. A best friend since age two, she was among the small guest list for my birthday dinner.
I was late. She was always prompt.
I hesitated to answer but relented on the third ring.
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What’s Your Superhuman Power?
The midpoint of the week can leave us all feeling restless. So I thought I’d propose a little game of What’s Your?
What’s your (fill-in-the-blank)? is my favorite question to ask people when I’m first getting to know them. Since this wonderful world of blogging is all about sharing, I’m asking you: “What’s your superhuman power?” We all have at least one.
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By Self or By Stranger: Photos While Flying Solo
Selfies, selfies, selfies (cue my best Jan Brady impression). They were everywhere I turned this past week.
They were the inspiration for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. Lots of wonderful examples of artistic selfies.
They were the focus of a PicMonkey infographic based on its survey of American adults. It turns out men in my age group are the worst offenders. I can attest to that based on the abhorrent profile pics I’ve seen on eHarmony. For Pete’s sake, men, get some friends and have them take your picture!
An Open Letter to Cat-Check Boy
Dear Cat-Check Boy,
You don’t even know that’s your name, and I confess I’ve long since forgotten your real one.
I met you in 2003. Your strong face and blue eyes struck me from across the bar. You stood out amongst the lackluster men I had encountered since moving to that small town.
Good Luck? Bad Luck? What Luck!
A few weeks ago, I posted D’oh!, an embarrassing confession about how I included a typo in the domain name I reserved for Awkward Laughter. Day 21 of Zero to Hero (I’m playing catchup) challenged us to revisit that post and expand upon it.
Rereading D’oh! got me thinking about the unexpected ways life unfolds. Maggie from The Zombies Ate My Brains commented:
“That’s actually quite sublime! The universe knows what it’s doing sometimes, don’t you think? Thanks for sharing!”
Pardon My French, I’m Southern
A woman from the lower-eastern U.S. speaking broken French sounds about as poetic as Dr. Suess in Swahili. Those were my initial thoughts after learning that I had the chance to go to Paris for the first time.
Nonetheless, I was determined to take advantage of my work trip to the UK and to make a detour to France, the homeland of my paternal grandmother’s family. Continue reading
A recent awkward realization – When I had the idea for “Awkward Laughter” two years ago and reserved a domain name to support it, I made a typo. I bought Awkard Laughter (sans the 2nd “w”). &#%*@$!
Thankfully the site I wanted was still available, but definitely not one of my brighter moments and proof positive that I can’t edit myself.
(This Awkward Aside was inspired by Zero to Hero: 30 Days to a Better Blog’s Day 19: Publish a Post in a New-to-You Format.)
Why I Won’t Say “Nice to Meet You”
I have a problem. I don’t remember people.
To which you’re probably thinking, “I’m horrible at remembering names too.”
But, no, you don’t understand. I don’t remember people.
I meet them. Chat and laugh with them at length. Genuinely mean it when I say that I look forward to seeing them again. Then walk away and immediately eject their faces from my memory. Continue reading
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