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Blog to the Bone: The Guys in Green
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Blog to the Bone. Not-so-earth-shattering updates on the life and times of little me. Monday, April 28, 2008. The Guys in Green. Double fences topped with rolls of barbed wire surround the Columbia Correctional Institution. The observation tower provides a 360-degree view of the yard, the visitor and staff parking lot, and the green countryside that envelops the double-max prison. All who enter are buzzed in by security through two sets of heavy doors. 8220;Don’t forget to get stamped,” says ...To the le...
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Blog to the Bone: 40! Happy birthday?
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Blog to the Bone. Not-so-earth-shattering updates on the life and times of little me. Friday, May 28, 2010. This is my birthday cookie (and my unwashed hair). The cookie was huge, as you can see, and delicious. Highly recommended: Lady Fortunes. They make custom cookies for all occasions. Cool. I recently turned 40. I'm not thrilled. And it's a time to buy some new toys. Men get themselves a nice new sports car. And women, that is, this woman, got herself a nice new (used) motorcycle. I had a motorcycle ...
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Blog to the Bone: Grass Jelly Drink
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Blog to the Bone. Not-so-earth-shattering updates on the life and times of little me. Thursday, July 27, 2006. I finally got together with the family to taste my Grass Jelly Drink. The kids think I'm nuts. Eric wouldn't try it, either. I must say, it looked pretty nasty. It came out of the can as a dark water, like you get when you mix all the Easter dyes together when you're finished coloring your eggs. Mmm Grass Jelly Drink. Good to the last drop- er, chunk. July 27, 2006 at 3:21 PM. Well, keep your fi...
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Blog to the Bone: Way Out West
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Blog to the Bone. Not-so-earth-shattering updates on the life and times of little me. Monday, August 11, 2008. Greetings from the land of Larry Craig, who is not and never has been gay. On our way to bury my brother, the XX-chromosome van wound its way through Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho. Soon we'll be on our way to Utah. We shared the road with about 500,000 bikers on their way to Sturgis. Take, for example, Lost Springs, Wyoming. Anyway, we also hit Wall Drug, Mt. Rushmore...
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Blog to the Bone: Scenic Byways
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Blog to the Bone. Not-so-earth-shattering updates on the life and times of little me. Saturday, August 23, 2008. After the funeral, the family started going their separate ways. I headed to Boise with the girls to visit a friend of Kayleigh's who moved there in June. We decided (rather, I decided) to take a scenic byway to get there. It made me grateful for the wet green of my home. I don't believe in capital punishment. In the afternoon, we stopped at Sierra Trading Post, one of my favorite catalog/onli...
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Blog to the Bone: Graveside
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Blog to the Bone. Not-so-earth-shattering updates on the life and times of little me. Tuesday, August 19, 2008. We arrived in Bennington, Idaho, on Thursday night after a fun but long Wednesday. It was nice to see everyone again, and it was fun to watch my daughters so easily fit with their big cousins. Kelsey was a bit more sedate, choosing to make bead jewelry after she burned her leg on the motorcycle. She regrets not going shooting now, but at the time, her leg really hurt. Lee's sister Lyona offered...
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Blog to the Bone: Flying the friendly skies
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Blog to the Bone. Not-so-earth-shattering updates on the life and times of little me. Saturday, March 22, 2008. Flying the friendly skies. OK I should be getting packed. We're heading home. A quickie post on what we've been up to:. From there, we went on a drive through the reserve, which was gorgeous. The kids weren't especially impressed, but they were glad to be sitting. We headed south to Cocoa Beach and got there just as the sun set. There was a surfing competition that day, but it looked as if ...
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Blog to the Bone: Homeschooling
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Blog to the Bone. Not-so-earth-shattering updates on the life and times of little me. Friday, July 23, 2010. The last time I took chemistry. Well, as you can maybe guess, I have some pretty strong opinions on this. The BEST THING my parents ever did for me was pull me out of high school, let me take some time off and get my GED. And would you look at that? July 25, 2010 at 3:16 AM. Sarah, what year were you in high school when you pulled out? I bet Kayleigh would appreciate talking to you about your expe...
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Blog to the Bone: The Guys in Green, part 2
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Blog to the Bone. Not-so-earth-shattering updates on the life and times of little me. Tuesday, April 29, 2008. The Guys in Green, part 2. Tanya is a victim, a survivor. She was robbed at gunpoint by two teens who then pistol-whipped her. She limps, her face is crooked, her right arm is unnaturally stiff. When she takes your hand to shake it, she cannot grasp it because her thumb is pressed into her palm and her fingers remain straight. What choices will a young black man from the ghetto who’s done ...