Root Beer – I’m pleased to see that every. single. person said “ROOT Beer.” In fact, Bart is the only person I’ve ever heard that puts the emphasis on the BEER. Hong Kong – This one was a little more split and many people mentioned that they don’t necessarily emphasize one word more than the other. I only slightly emphasize…
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My Austin
Janet suggested that people copy the “My Town” feature from Real Simple where people talk about what to see, do, and eat in their hometown. She’s collecting the answers from anyone who cares to contribute and creating a page with the links of everyone’s personalized city recommendations. I love this idea and I definitely expect to check them out if…
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Monday Morning Quiz
How do you pronounce: – Root Beer? Is the accent on “root” or “beer?” – Hong Kong? Is the accent on “Hong” or “Kong?” – Coupon? Is it “que-pon” on “coo-pon?” – Crayon? Is it “cran” or “cray-on?” BONUS: That thing you put on your pillow to keep it from getting dirty. . .is it a pillowcase or a pillow…
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General, I’m Good at this Business
Two nights ago, Bart and I had a huge fight. There was screaming and stomping and slamming of items on the kitchen counter. This went on for about twenty minutes until we realized that killing ants one at a time wasn’t going to do it. Also, could they even hear us yelling at them to get out of our house?…
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Utah Trip 2008 or The Weekend I Ate My Body Weight in Candy Bars
This is Bart’s family. A good looking group, yes? This is where we went camping. This is Bart’s brother, Andrew, shooting soda bottles with a soda bottle rocket. . . thing. We did camping sorts of things like sit around the campfire. Or, rather, if you look at me, you can tell I’m eating Andes Candies. You should definitely take…
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