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It's difficult to accept criticism when it's dead on. It's an entirely other experience to hear someone criticize you when you know the comments are irrelevant. But in that moment that someone very close to you offers you a very pertinent piece of advice and you know they are speaking the truth about you, there comes a moment of internal pause. Your mind stops.

I am so quick to defend myself. I'm certain it's a typical response. I work very hard to still that argumentative monster…

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I have quickly realized that I joined this group (nablopomo) much, much too late in the month. Alas, I am usually late. I have also realized that I feel no pressure to post daily. This is sad. Nothing motivates me. I should also say right now that I am acutely aware of the fact that my blog stinks. I don't even have a blog. I blog here. That's pretty much it. I have some posts on Live Journal....but I don't know how they work. I'm just out of touch. I need to catch up. There are people out he…

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Awh yeah. Somebody threw me into a dither today. I was reading a comment that a blogger (katstuff) left on someone else's blog. It reminded me of one of my pet peeves in life; dad's who say that they babysit their own children. For example, I have a friend who likes to go out once in awhile and when she does her husband usually comments that he will babysit the kids while she's out. Here is my deal...dads do not babysit!! Babysitters are people outside your family circle who are hired and paid t… Continue

Ahh....the Department of Motor Vehicles. I do have to admit, I love that place. It's such a random sampling of the population. Rich, poor, young and old alike are all slightly irritated as they stand in line to test or smile for the camera or pay silly amounts of money so that they can drive in style. I also have to say that the people on cell phones waiting in line there tend to drive me buggy. I am still one of the few inhabitants of planet earth that do not own a cell phone. Therefore, to…

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It's mostly because of the way that people use the words "bring" and "take". I can't explain the problem. I know that I studied the phenomenon in 11th grade English class. I know that it is a viable problem. I wish I knew someone smarter than I that could help me go to bat for the proper use of these two useful words.

Suppose your friend said to you, "I'm already going to the school this morning. Do you want me to bring your kids along with me?" Would there be anything wrong with that…

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