Category: fluff
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Semi-Random Update
3 comments on Semi-Random UpdateI am sitting naked on my couch, wrapped in an afghan. “Breakfast” this morning was a banana, 2 butterflake rolls, and a glass of diet Pepsi. My temp job is taking huge amounts of my time. I will likely be working some today, for example. More permanent positions may be added in my group. I […]
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Happy Thanksgiving
This year I offer a couple funny songs about Thanksgiving: :)
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Go Away Stalkers
Online harassers are being discussed again (or maybe it never stopped). I don’t have a solution. I do have a rockin’ dance track for it, though. To quote the artist: “Go Away God Boy” was written in roughly three hours, after a telephone call with my friend the poet Mia Nutick, also known as the […]
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My fat eats cellphones
I lost my phone. I thought it was next to me on the couch. Or maybe in the couch. The couch doesn’t have separate cushions, but there is an opening in the fabric in the back near the support that my cell loves to dive for and it’s difficult to get out of….. Anyway. I couldn’t find […]
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Friday Fun
Here’s something to make you smile Friday, courtesy of Beth Ditto: What are looking forward to this weekend? If it’s not your weekend, what are you looking forward to when you get there?
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Quick Question
About adding apple slices to Happy Meals (and reducing the size of fries): Also, for those who are over age 12: Is there any toy which would entice you to buy a Happy Meal for yourself?
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Want to cool off?
Come to Seattle. Seriously. It’s been 80F or above (26C) for 78 minutes since June 1. Eighteen hours and 48 minutes above 75F. Some folks are fine with this, others want more warmth, but compared to the rest of the US we’re nice and cool. So come on over. Don’t forget the umbrella. And […]
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Independence Day
For those in the US, my favorite “freedom” song, Garth Brooks’ “We Shall Be Free“. ….and a different turn on the idea of “Independence Day” by Bruce Springsteen. (The song begins about 3 minutes in.) Hope you all have a good day, wherever you are ;)
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Keep your powder dry
Avoiding friction: Men like it too! :)
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Music Monday: Tanglewood Tree
…featuring New York Times Bestselling author Seanan McGuire (blonde) with Vixy (redhead) & Tony (guitar), Betsy Tinney (cello) and Amy McNally (violin). Recorded at a bookstore event for Seanan’s first novel Rosemary and Rue. (Music starts about 30 seconds in. A studio recording of Tanglewood Tree with many of the same performers is also on […]
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Happy Music
It may not seem like a day for it, but today I want something to perk me up and make me smile. Today, that’s Tom Smith. (Click the song title to go to a page with the lyrics.) Tom’s a self-employed musician who mostly sells music at sci fi conventions, which is to say, he’s […]
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Correlation Humor
Headline: Passport ownership prevents diabetes. Do YOU have a passport? Don’t forget to drink coffee! :) (More seriously: Poverty is associated with diabetes. Most fat people don’t get diabetes. Thin people can develop diabetes. Oh, and Kelly Bliss notes that yellow teeth doesn’t cause lung cancer.)
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What’s the fattest country in the world?
Well, one question is, who cares? Okay, we know the media cares, and legislators, and Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign. Dr Samantha Thomas recently posted about some myths popular in the Australian press, including that Australia is the “fattest country”. (Hint: it isn’t.) She also linked to some statistics, ranking countries by the […]
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Sex or Thinness?
Obviously it takes a certain kind of mind to ask 2,400 women if they would sacrifice a full year of sex to be skinny. In this case, the mind works at Fitness magazine. 51% of the 2,400 women said “Yes”. Now, I’m sure that some of those women interpreted “sex” to mean “sex with a partner”, […]
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Happy Valentine’s Day
Wishing you hugs & love today — whether you’re hugging your pet, your stuffed animal, a friend, a lover, a child, or all of the above! Today I had lunch with the man of the house. Now I am smiling at the white roses I picked up yesterday and about to dive into my (American) […]
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Ban Fat Marriage?
Yes, I know that Dan Savage’s screed on banning fat marriage is trying to illustrate the point that gay marriage bans are ludicrous. Fellow Stranger writer Lindy West has already responded with a solid “why fat hate doesn’t work” aimed at those who don’t want to get it, and I don’t disagree with it. However. I do […]
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