Beeker’s Words

I appreciate comments! I decided to give back to the people who read my blog and to offer an incentive to leave a comment. You should notice the shiny new top commentators widget on the left side bar. It is currently set to reset each month. I think recognition should be relevant to the moment. [...]

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I am starting to feel better from my episode of the death flu that has been running around town. During the past two weeks, I haven’t really paid close attention to the calendar. I was looking at it last night and all I could think was, “Crap, my anniversary is next week. Crap, my sister’s [...]

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My husband and I like interesting conversation and debate. So I decided to dedicate this list to naming the thirteen non-religious, English speaking (Sorry, we aren’t fluent in any other language.) but dead individuals whom we would like to invite to a dinner party.  Who would you add to the list?
1. Adam Smith
2. Milton [...]

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So my husband was speechless when I gave him the grand total for saving our cat Kirby. (Whom, we affectionately call Infiniti G37.) $3019.85
This is Kirby lounging in the laundry basket today.

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If you want to laugh, click here and press play. I found this via Commuter Chronicles. I see a trip to Lowe’s and AutoZone in my future.

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I adore this bracelet by Bijoutiful. Copper blooms on a sterling silver cuff. I love that she is inspired by nature and uses a lot of copper and sterling silver in her designs! If you need to earn some points with a woman in your life, consider this bracelet!

I like to make homemade goods and [...]

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The following is an excerpt of the Op/Ed piece by Gregory Rodriguez of the Los Angeles Times about the website Stuff White People Like:
“By “white people,” Lander doesn’t actually mean the more than 221 million Americans who check that box on the decennial census. But that’s part of the fun. Lander is doing to whites [...]

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Jimmy Kimmel’s response to Sarah Silverman. This is classic.

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We had a little snow storm on Friday. Today was the first day I felt like going out to the store. People around here take their storm preparation seriously. The two stores closest to me were down to sesame seed bread, milk that expired tomorrow, cheap toilet paper (We like the super soft and thick [...]

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I thought this was too funny and way cute. I am constantly amazed at how really young children love Star Wars!

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