My brother Andy is two years, two months, and two days younger than me. This made for some amazing fights- most notably those which involved us running through the house, each with a gallon of milk, spitting it on each other, laughing hysterically. I wish I could say we were like under 10, but that [...]

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I woke up yesterday morning and found a lovely Award in my comments, from the wonderful Mary at Now Entering Momville. Thanks so much, Mary, you seriously made my day.

The cool thing about Awards is you get to pass ‘em on.
Here are the rules:*Pick 5 Bloggers that you feel are Kick Ass Bloggers* Let em’ [...]

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No, you say. You seem reasonably conscientious, not a taker of illegal drugs at this late date in middle age. (34- that’s middle aged now, right? Maybe early 2/3, with a little luck and some cardio. Note to self: drink more pomegranate juice.)
But yeah, I did. And not like day camp, “Oh shoot it’s 5:30 [...]

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When I was a whippersnapper, I’d always spend some time in August at my grandparent’s blueberry farm in Hammonton, NJ. In the heart of the Pine Barrens, as you drive into town, a sign proclaims “Hammonton! Blueberry Capital of the World.” Not sure what the standards were for that statement, but whatever. It was very [...]

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Pixie!
She will get brand spanking new copy of Stephanie Kuehnert’s “I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone” as soon as I have her address in hand. Thanks so much to you all who entered, I learned much and remembered many bands I love that I forgot about. (Like Gogol Bordello! Thanks, Liviania!)
And yes, it is Pixie’s [...]

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