Somewhere Quiet

National Adoption Week

2009-11-10T22:05:55Z

It's National Adoption Week. I found out by accident; for my family every week is Adoption Week! I came across this article on Google News. The article talks about the complex reality of adoption: The British Association of Adoption and Fosterin...

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If I had a million dollars...

2009-11-09T01:20:05Z

...I would buy everything in this store. I look at their website and salivate. I walk into their store and get weak at the knees. If I found some genie, my third wish would be to get a hundred-thousand dollar giftcard to this store, right after w...

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My Near-Death Kitchen Adventure

2009-11-05T03:56:56Z

So I'm doing dishes, as repsonsible people ought to do, and as I'm finishing up I notice two limes sitting at the bottom of the sink. "Hm," I think to myself, "Ctirus is supposed to be great at making the disposal smell nice." So, I shove down th...

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Gah.

2009-11-03T17:37:13Z

Yes, I know I said I'd be posting more. That was before my laptop gave up the ghost for good. So! Now I have a shiny new laptop, and will be posting more. For real this time.

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Beef on Weck: Google It.

2009-10-22T00:45:53Z

I love Buffalo. In a real sense, it's my ancestral homeland. My ancestors came from Germany, Sicily, Switzerland, France, and England, but they all ended up in Buffalo. Most of my relatives live there still. Buffalo is the "home base" for nearly ...

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October Graveyard, Take 2

2009-10-17T23:12:57Z

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October Graveyard

2009-10-13T16:23:42Z

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The Greys

2009-10-12T18:21:17Z

What's the blues when you've got the greys? I've think I've given up, my body's giving in In a building, I lie still And then I turn back over again In a building that has heating Sweat sweat sweat sweat sweat, dried-on stains I am sick of fee...

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QotD: Gone Too Far

2009-10-11T23:21:24Z

What is the scariest incident with drugs or alcohol you’ve witnessed or personally experienced? How did it change you? Sponsored by MTV's "Gone Too Far." Tune into the series premiere this Monday at 10 p.m. EST. I like this question the best of ...

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The Modern Leper

2009-10-01T05:20:05Z

This song is currently rocking my world. It starts off slow, but just builds and builds. One caution: there's one f-bomb at the beginning, so if that offends you or you're at work, maybe hold off.

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