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L is for Lazy

Posted on April 14, 2015 by joey

Yesterday, I woke up at 10am feeling great and I had an extremely productive day. Go Joey, Go! I told The Mister last night, “I won’t be doin any housework tomorrow.” “Okay.” He looked around, “The house doesn’t need to be … Continue reading →

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K is for Keeping Up

Posted on April 13, 2015 by joey

The fact that I’ve already written this post and WordPress failed to save my draft is no help. I have trouble keeping up with all sorts of things, social media being no exception. I do best at Facebook, because my family and … Continue reading →

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J is for Jour

Posted on April 11, 2015 by joey

Jour means day in French. I took French from 7th to 12th grade. My high school French teacher was demanding. She was so demanding that although I was her assistant for my elective as an upperclassman, and she was one of the great mentors … Continue reading →

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I is for Ignominious

Posted on April 10, 2015 by joey

Do you recall when or where you heard or read ignominious for the first time? I do. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter taught me the word ignominious. Sure, it’s scattered here and there in literature, but I’ve never actually heard anyone … Continue reading →

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H is for Humor

Posted on April 9, 2015 by joey

People are always laughing at me. I love that. Then they apologize. That upsets me. Duh, I wrote it to be funny. Sometimes I think people must think I’m fragile, as they apologize for laughing. You can laugh at me … Continue reading →

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G is for Good Morning or…

Posted on April 8, 2015 by joey

This morning began before five. Moo knocked on the door and said she didn’t feel good. I lifted my covers and invited her in for a cuddle. She didn’t feel too warm. I thought maybe she had a bad dream. … Continue reading →

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F is for Furniture

Posted on April 7, 2015 by joey

As I sit here, on my loveseat, I’m fully aware that it’s time to clean the upholstery again. (Like three months ago!) Not my favorite task. It makes me miss our old brown couches. We were idiots then, when we … Continue reading →

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E is for Enlightenment

Posted on April 6, 2015 by joey

No, no, I’m not going to tell you how to become enlightened — like I can even claim to possess such divine knowledge. Do I seem remotely enlightened to you? Am I free from worry? Hah! *cries* I am a … Continue reading →

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De Bunnehs & De Baskets — Letter D

Posted on April 4, 2015 by joey

Mr and Mrs Bunneh had a romantic, fluorescent-lit dinner at the place of the best homophobic chicken sammiches ever. As Mr Bunneh put all of his pickles on Mrs Bunneh’s sammich, and tore open her ketchup packet, she blushed at his chivalry. Since … Continue reading →

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C is for Commissary

Posted on April 3, 2015 by joey

The dictionary would have you believe that a commissary is a restaurant. That is not the definition for millions of military families. The commissary, or the com, is a grocery store on a military installation. If you have a military … Continue reading →

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