On A Limb with Claudia

I am back to the writing board. Having completed a fairly decent first book in a series, I am working on a re-write of the second book.
At this moment in my life, words and phrases are of the utmost importance. This week, I’d like to share my new favorite phrases and words.
Have a [...]

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In a little more than a week, I will celebrate another trip around the globe sun.  (Thanks FuriousBall for the correction!)  In order to share the love, I make this one time offer.
I will answer your questions here next week. Feel free to ask anything you’d like. But remember the rules of questions: [...]

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So, I’m thinking about changing my God.
(Oh come on, what were you thinking about this afternoon?)
I think I’m going to change my God from Yahwey to Haashch’ééłti’í.  Now before you just click away, let me explain.
Yahwey gave the tribe of Israel the most valuable piece of property in the Middle East.  Long after the OPEC [...]

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Ok, I always talk about the importance of laughing at yourself. Right? Right?
The current President of Middle Child Central created this video. I present to you a funny Bill Gates. (Oh you’ll laugh out loud. Really.)

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Well… I supposed it had to happen. Every computer, every drive, every hard drive, every program…. did the doe-se-doe this weekend at our house…..
So I’m a little behind.
I apologize for being so spuratic…. I’ll get caught up….
In the meantime, where is my…
I’m listening to:

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In my wanderings around the web last week, I found that people seemed really sad. Some had recently lost loved ones. Other bloggers were bogged down under the day to day rejection of their dreams. Still others seemed just to have the mid-winter blahs. A lot of people are in transition, [...]

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Swallowing your chewing gum can result in embarrassing gastrointestinal issues (demonstrated in this photo).

Do not swallow your chewing gum!
 This Public Service Announcement is brought to you by Betty in Cincinnati.

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When I sit in front of my computer, I am surrounded by my favorite sayings (and a picture of Jiminy Cricket) . Looking around my work desk last week, I realized there were thirteen sayings that inspired me when I am down, cheered me on when I am filled with doubt, or simply [...]

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Just when I thought I was used to my middle child neglect, I received my official birth certificate from the state of California.
I used to the fact that there are no pictures of me in the photo album. Just like there was never a spot on Mom’s lap**, my baby book was filled [...]

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:
This holiday season, I noticed something a little unsettling.
All bald guys look like:

Scary, isn’t it?
I think we can all agree that bald guys look a like. And many of they have this same facial hair.
I turns out that bald guys are really:

Yep, it’s true. Bald guys are elfs.
If you know a bald [...]

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