June 2007

First Share A Square Day

June 17, 2007

Once again, I have too much to tell you. Do y’all wish I could shut up? This Eclectic Life’s This Blog Blows My Dress Up Contest is officially closed to new entries. All of the entries will be sent to Jennymcb for judging and the winner will be announced on the 18th. ♥ ♥ ♥ [...]

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An Evening With The Bored, er I mean Bard

June 16, 2007

Last night was the evening for us Tuckers to have ourselves a little bit of culture. Imagine holding up the pinkie on your hand as you drink a bottle of Bud Lite. That’s about as cultured as it usually gets around here. But, last evening was the opening night of the production of Romeo and [...]

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Colors of My Dream

June 15, 2007

Y’all know how strangely the mind works in your sleep. Have you ever had crazy dreams? Like one about being wildly chased by a giant bottle of Dr. Pepper, but in front of you is an enormous peanut M&M (a red one, so you know what that could mean) with it’s arms outstretched and leering [...]

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Charities, Bottle Trees, and Contests

June 15, 2007

Oh my goodness! I have tons of things I want to tell you about, so I’m pulling part of them together in one post. I’m behind in answering my comments, but I hope you’ll forgive me. I’ve had oodles of things going on around here. You might have noticed that button (created by Mrs. Teamouse [...]

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Searching for People With Big Hearts

June 14, 2007

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the promotion for the first time that we did Share A Square. The Share A Square Project is an ongoing one! You can see posts about what we did in 2010-2011 at this category link. Join us at Facebook or Ravelry. We would love to have your help. Visit the FAQ [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #14—Parental Advice

June 14, 2007

Y’all have to excuse my posts dedicated to Daddy this week. Well, it is Father’s Day this weekend, so that’s part of my excuse. However, my Daddy is in my head this week every year, because it’s the anniversary of his death back in 1994. Now, I’m not all maudlin about it, but I do [...]

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Bloomberg “lives like a New Yorker?”

June 13, 2007

I never watch the news, y’all, so I am sadly out of touch. I find out about Paris Hilton’s newest escapades many days after the fact, and have to rely on Jessica The Rock Chick to keep me informed. Thank goodness she knows everything. I have no clue about the latest murders in the news [...]

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Wordless Wednesday—Daddy

June 13, 2007

I miss you, Daddy. William Everett Cumbie February 1st 1920-June 10th 1994 Happy Father’s Day to all you Daddy’s out there. Leave a comment, and you will magically be linked on the post (with “Google Juice”). Then, you can click this link to visit other Wordless Wednesday participants. I look forward to visiting you.

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THAT’S Where My Suitcase Went!

June 12, 2007

It was hard to get a screenshot of this, because it has that flash animation. But, I know one of my suitcases was on the picture before this one! Have y’all seen this website? It’s for a store in Scottsboro, Alabama that is called Unclaimed Baggage Center. This place covers a city block and claims [...]

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The Face Behind The Hands

June 12, 2007

I was tagged by Derek Wong, at Going the Wong Way, for the Face Behind the Blog meme. He had a good one with pictures from his childhood and a funny current one. It’s kind of nice to have a face to go with the words. Now, y’all, I haven’t been shy about putting my [...]

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Endangered Species—The Bottle Tree

June 11, 2007

I went gallivanting around town with my camera, through the older neighborhoods, hoping to find an example of a “bottle tree.” I had one goal in mind: I wanted to snap a picture of a really tacky looking bottle tree so that I could ridicule! You see, someone (who shall remain nameless) snubbed me once. [...]

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Eight Things I Know—Pass it on

June 10, 2007

Damien, over at Riley Central got introspective for his 38th birthday. He started a meme listing 8 Things I Know (but then he changed his website and I can’t find the link.) His list is profound, and I don’t know how we are supposed to add to that. He had started to list 38 things, [...]

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Bibliography for Storytellers

June 9, 2007

I don’t know if I told y’all that my son is an artist in San Francisco. Actually, he is “studying art,” but as you can see by this picture I think he has already “arrived” as an artist. This is a picture he has titled “SHORT LOVE STORIES, EMPTY CALORIES.” My son’s name is Matt [...]

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Limericks Anyone?

June 8, 2007

My friend JennyMcB at J’s Thoughts and Musings is having a Limerick Contest! Click on the banner to take you to her site to read all about it. First prize is a necklace with matching earrings! I love limericks…but I don’t know if I can write one. At least, I’m not sure I can write [...]

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The Joys of Home Ownership Are Highly Over-rated

June 8, 2007

Do you hear that howling and thrashing of wind? It’s not an F-5 tornado. It’s me!I’m shrieking like a banshee. Some of you might remember that I posted about profanity a few days ago. Well, all that is “gone with the wind.” I’m totally wild right now, and creating new words as I go along. [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #13—I’m Not Superstitious

June 6, 2007

When I realized this was my Thirteenth Thursday Thirteen, I was a little bit concerned, because thirteen is not a lucky number. Then I thought, “Hey, I’m not superstitious!” Or, am I? 1. Garlic is used to keep blood-thirsty vampires away. I eat it profusely to keep the front row of kindergarten urchins in the [...]

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Give Peace A Chance

June 6, 2007

“Dost bin ise azdir; Dusman bir ise coktur.” One thousand friends are too little, One enemy is too many.” ~Turkish Proverb “One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing; that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one.” ~Agatha Christie “Ewaikahi ka pono i manalo. It is well [...]

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Knowing the “Elephant”

June 5, 2007

I’ve been pondering peace as the Blogblast for Peace approaches. I think that war and prejudices often begin from hatred, that hatred is an offshoot of fear, and that fear is born of ignorance. I don’t mean “ignorance” as in “stupid,” but as in “not knowing.” In this day of the World Wide Web, we [...]

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Work—It’s Not My “Ball And Chain”

June 4, 2007

Are you one of those people who is stuck in a “dead-end” job that you hate? There is no way out sometimes, because you have to make money to live. Perhaps work is your “ball and chain.” If so, I empathize with you, but I feel a little guilty. You see, I’m fortunate enough to [...]

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The Power Of The Expletive

June 2, 2007

Have y’all seen that movie “The Christmas Story?” Around our house, it’s a tradition not to be missed. My husband and my stepsons can quote it verbatim, because they have seen it so many times. I never fail to laugh at Ralphie’s antics as he tries to get his Red Ryder bb gun for Christmas; [...]

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