On A Limb with Claudia

Right after I was tossed from the house, I learned to knit. In my mind, those two events are link together. I suppose because I always wanted to learn to knit and my birth mother was… let us just say, not interested.
I’ve knit off and on since then. I’ve been in an off [...]

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What can I add to a conversation about someone that so many people have talked about?

Dr. Randy Pausch died last week.  He was forty-seven years old and had three children.  The cancer that killed him was no sissy.  Pancreatic cancer is like drawing the shortest straw in the “who gets eaten first” contest.  It is [...]

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You never know where even the tiniest of steps will lead.
Happy Monday!

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Let’s do the unconscious dance! I mutter! You mutter! We mutter together!
I do love these - Please leave your mutterings in the comments. They really make my week!
Here are this weeks word prompts (created by Luna Nina)

Memory ::
Original ::
Exclusively ::
Listings ::
Bucket ::
Knight ::
Dusty ::
Choice ::
Sunlight ::
Change of plans ::

And my answers:

Memory :: of [...]

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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
CHAPTER SEVEN
“Then let’s take the Brits suggestion and have dinner,” Jill’s brother, Steve said. “They won’t miss us. By the time we get back, they should have settled down a little bit.”
“We’ll get them dinner too?” Jacob asked.
“Shit, you’re paying,” Steve said.
Jacob laughed.
They were half-way [...]

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“Will you take me interval training?” I asked D.  I smiled my sweetest smile.
“Um….”
“What?”
“The last time I took you interval training you said I was the Anti-Christ,” he replied.
“I did?” I feign innocence.  Besides I distinctly remember calling him ‘Satan’ and not the ‘Anti-Christ’.
“I know that you think that Satan and the Anti-Christ are two [...]

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Recently, I was in need of a list (DenverCereal) of vomit-acious lovey dovey names people have for each other. Sadly, I was unable to find such a list.
I thought this might be a task for fearless Thursday Thirteens! Let’s create the definitive list of pukeable lovey dovey names!

Thursday Thirteen #37 - Pukey lovey dovey [...]

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In an effort to be helpful, I felt that we could all use this information today.

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I WON THE TENUOUS CONNECTIONS AWARD!!!
Of course, I could have never done it without all of your votes.
So the award really belongs to all of you!
Thank you very very much!
And the family stuff?

Of course….

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“When Akiba was on his deathbed, he bemoaned to his rabbi that he felt he was a failure. His rabbi moved closer and asked why, and Akiba confessed that he had not lived a life like Moses. The poor man began to cry, admitting that he feared God’s judgment. At this, his rabbi [...]

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