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5:00 Fridays

Ilina · February 12, 2010 ·

Photo courtesy of Laurie White:Photo courtesy of Laurie White:Photo courtesy of Brenda Bartella Peterson:I hear that some people in my viewing area have been hit with just a tish of snow.Prepare yourself for a sidebar here:When I was in about third grade I recall writing a story … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, cocktail, fun, happy hour, party, snow, weather

Wordless Wednesday: Utter Joy

Ilina · February 10, 2010 ·

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Tags: beach, Bird, Deal, fun, vacation, wordless Wednesday

Want vs. Need

Ilina · February 9, 2010 ·

Bird's homework yesterday was to make a list of five things he Wants and five things he Needs. Then we had to work together to determine the price of one item he covets, find out where to get it, and figure out how he could earn the money to buy it. We went through the exercises, … [Read more...] about Want vs. Need

Tags: Bird, perspective, shoes, shopping, toys, values

5:00 Fridays

Ilina · February 5, 2010 ·

http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/4ae8d36a3102598f/4b6b73092172a8b2/4ae8d36a3102598f/7b79e43e/-cpid/f3dc95bfbd4dfc26So Obama has once again declared he'll repeal Clinton's (Bill's, that is) "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy. Seems to me that the spirit of that ridiculousness sparked … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, Barack Obama, fun, happy hour, party, progressive

Wordless Wednesday: Defiance.

Ilina · February 3, 2010 ·

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Tags: snow, weather, winter, wordless Wednesday

I Get Around.

Ilina · February 1, 2010 ·

Lest you think me a slacker, I figured I'd share some other tidbits I've been writing. While Dirt & Noise is my home in this web of a well, The Web, I do settle my boots to dry in other equally inviting spots. None, however, so out of OSHA filth and decibel level standards as … [Read more...] about I Get Around.

Tags: blogs, complaints, cook, food, writing

5:00 Fridays – Farewell, JD Salinger

Ilina · January 29, 2010 ·

“Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around - nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays – Farewell, JD Salinger

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, books, cocktail, fun, happy hour, party, reading

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