Thursday Thirteen #12—I Was Just Thinking…

May 30, 2007

1) My Aunt La Verta, bless her heart, kept a matchbook with her all the time. Whenever she was feeling “gassy,” she pulled out a match and lit it. Did she think she was hiding the smell? It didn’t. And, it brought attention to what she had just done. Sorta like tootin’ like a foghorn [...]

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Getting The Most Out Of A Meme

May 24, 2007

If you don’t know what Thursday Thirteen is, it’s a “meme.” If that doesn’t tell you anything, a “meme” is basically a list of questions that gets passed around in the blogosphere. Some of them ask questions like, “What were you doing a year ago?” or “What are your top five favorite songs?” These get [...]

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Thursday Thirteen—The Saga of the Hotel from Hell

May 23, 2007

Folks, I try really hard to get along with the world. I don’t get angry quickly, but when I do it isn’t pretty. I have told y’all that I travel for a living; I settle into my hotel room for a week, and that is my “sanctuary.” There isn’t anything glamorous about travel for work. [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #10—Excuses

May 16, 2007

Y’all, you ain’t even gonna believe this, but today I was gonna create a really excellent Thursday Thirteen. I was thinking about a whole lot of grand ideas. But, instead I found: THIRTEEN EXCUSES WHY I DIDN’T MAKE THE ULTIMATE THURSDAY THIRTEEN: 1) I woke up to find these little critters ALL over my kitchen! [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #9—A Ghost Hunt

May 9, 2007

Though I had stayed at Ye Kendall Inn in Boerne last November, I didn’t have the forethought to have my camera with me at the time. I was disappointed not to have been able to capture the beauty of the place. I also didn’t know the history of the hotel; so I didn’t realize that [...]

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Thursday Thirteen # 8—My Last Meal Before I Die-et

May 2, 2007

Several years ago, I was down to the lowest weight I had been since I had children. My friends told me that was my “divorce weight.” They were right. As soon as I got married and happy, I got fat and sassy! Well, that’s only partially true; I’ve always been sassy. At the same time, [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #6 I Should Have Known Better

April 18, 2007

Last week, I did a silly post about bacon. But, this week I feel it necessary to give y’all some more serious information about the Life Lessons that I have learned. It isn’t a short post (as if any of mine ever are), but I can’t talk about life in 100 words or less. I [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #5 BACON!

April 11, 2007

I have told y’all before that bacon is an essential part of any self-respecting Texas gal’s diet. Bacon is yummy. It can make darn near anything taste good. And, for us bacon lovers, there are all sorts of other products associated with bacon that we can acquire. So, here are: THIRTEEN THINGS I LOVE ABOUT [...]

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Thursday Thirteen–Talkin’ ’bout Texas

April 5, 2007

THIRTEEN THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT TEXAS The first native born Governor of Texas was James Stephen Hogg. He had a daughter whom he christened with the unfortunate name “Ima” after a heroine in a poem. Yes, Ima Hogg. What was that man thinking? Perhaps he thought he would marry her off one day, [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #3: A Lesson in Texas Language

March 29, 2007

Thirteen Texas Expressions You Need To Know Some of you may have seen my recent post on language, and know the fact that I sometimes lapse into my “Mother Tongue.” For me Texan is the one true language. However, I do understand that for some people that language is enigmatic. Let me try to translate [...]

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Thursday Thirteen Challenge: LINK LOVE

March 23, 2007

Lurking in the back of the mind of every person who publishes a blog on the World Wide Web is the thought that our words will be read and appreciated by millions. I know that’s what I expect, because I think I have occasional spurts of interesting topics. First, people have to find your site. [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #2, Quotes By Women

March 21, 2007

THIRTEEN OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES —ALL UTTERED BY WOMEN: Follow the links to learn more about them. I hope you enjoy. Have you got a favorite quote? It doesn’t have to be by a woman. Leave it for me in the comments so we can all share. Have a great Thursday. “What a wonderful life [...]

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