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Westward Ho – Part 2: General Custard | B.L.O.G.

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Westward Ho – Part 2: General Custard. April 9, 2015. 8212; Part 1 —-. Instead of driving west into Utah, then up to Idaho, we drove north to Montana in a spontaneous change of plans wholly inspired by a coloring book,. Bucky Thompson and the Redskins. On some highways, even starting a game of Slug Bug can take several hours. By the time my dad and I started in on what my sister termed to be the ‘kajillionth stupid’ rendition in a row of the. Theme, my dad suddenly announced, Here we are! Well, this is t...

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A writer who is living the dream. It's unclear whose dream it is, though. Stay tuned. Tips For The Modern World. August 19, 2016. Living in a modern world is not necessarily a difficult or insurmountable task. Oh sure, for folks like myself, life is simply a series of easily-achieved goals and back-to-back successes that follow one another like an endless line of Dominos. Does that mean the rest of you can’t try? Continue reading →. August 13, 2016. The Place: Tacoma, WA. It was in the middle of his less...

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Westward Ho – Part 1: Crappy Souveniers | B.L.O.G.

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Westward Ho – Part 1: Crappy Souveniers. March 30, 2015. Much of my childhood was spent on the road, but not in a Beatified, romantic sort of way. Instead, it was simply that we were forced to. Whether transferred, offered a better job or just simply fired, my dad’s job(s) kept the family moving from town to town and state to state, the only constant in our lives being each other and boxes marked Bekins. 8220;Honey, look! What kind of collection stuff do people collect as collectibles? My mom and dad thr...

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Newer posts →. Tips For Phone Interviews. January 9, 2015. In the past, I’ve provided tips for in-person interviews. At the party celebrating his promotion, Gary joked that his preferred title was Pneumatic Pneumanager. Later, Gary confidently claimed, “It’s a job I’ll have forever. The future is now! Continue reading →. Come, Meet The Family. December 19, 2014. As with every holiday, there are some events that have themselves gone on to become traditions. Things that, if they ceased to exist, would ...

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Job Interview Tips For Men and Women | B.L.O.G.

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Job Interview Tips For Men and Women. June 8, 2012. As a freelance writer, there is one thing I know a lot about: unemployment. Of course, the easiest way to combat unemployment is simply applying for work. Sounds easy enough, right? Ancient Chinese secret, ehhh. Could claim to repair. So, I have selflessly collected several tips from a variety of sources (most of which were college graduates now working at Starbucks and the former Silicon Valley CEO that delivered our pizza a few evenings ago) and prese...

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Kea Parrot Steals Passport | Catherine Sherman

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Second Annual Strawberry Photograph. The Elders and Beautiful Furniture →. May 31, 2009 · 12:42 pm. Kea Parrot Steals Passport. Two Keas parrots conspire on the rooftop of The Hermitage Hotel at Mt. Cook in New Zealand. My favorite parrots are in the news again! An Associated Press story, May 28, 2009. WELLINGTON, New Zealand. Polly wants a passport and isn’t above stealing one. The bird a parrot of the Kea variety made its move while the bus was stopped along the highway to Milford Sound on South Island.

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Intellectual Property Rights | Catherine Sherman

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Scarlet, Feline Princess. Procrastination and Perseverence →. March 29, 2011 · 8:05 am. As a writer and photographer, I’m often territorial about my words and images, so I can understand any creative person getting huffy or even litigious when their intellectual property is used without permission. If I want some pithy quotes, I use the words of a long-dead people, always crediting them, of course. A few days later, I received an email from the POD site informing me that my. A plaque featuring Mark Twain...

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Catherine Sherman | Features, News, Photos, Thoughts, Anything I think You should Know! | Page 2

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Newer posts →. February 15, 2016 · 3:55 pm. Google is replacing the multi-talented desktop-based Picasa (left) with the minimalist cloud-based Google Photos (right.). Changes in technology come with breakneck speed. Some we embrace, some we don’t. At least when WordPress streamlined its format, it allowed us the opportunity to use the more beefy original administrator. (Thank you, WordPress.). RIP Picasa: Google shutters aging photo service. Tagged as Animal Rescue. January 26, 2016 · 6:00 am. I’m enviou...

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Tips For Phone Interviews | B.L.O.G.

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Tips For Phone Interviews. January 9, 2015. In the past, I’ve provided tips for in-person interviews. At the party celebrating his promotion, Gary joked that his preferred title was Pneumatic Pneumanager. Later, Gary confidently claimed, “It’s a job I’ll have forever. The future is now! 8211; Listen to what the other person is saying, pause and then respond appropriately. Listen to your favorite anthem rock song, interrupt the other person with, “Shh, shh, shh! 8211; Mention qualities about your former G...