Monthly Archives: January 2009

Super Bowl Sunday

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

The grocery store doesn’t lie! Today, I stopped by to pick up a few things to make soup and snacks for tomorrow. It was a mad house. I felt like it was the day before Thanksgiving or maybe Christmas. There … Continue reading →

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25 of My Most Random Thoughts from Facebook

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If … Continue reading →

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Addiction

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

I am an addict. There I said it and I have come clean. I know what you may be thinking. But it isn’t what you think. But I am an addict. My first addiction was simple, nothing to worry my … Continue reading →

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Training the Newbies

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

I thought about making a life rule about writing about work. It would have gone something like this, “Thou shalt not write about the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in the past, present, or future tense.” However, I did not … Continue reading →

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Furniture Shopping

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

Recently I have spent a lot of time reflecting on my home and its furnishings. Looking through our Willow Creek estate we have our back porch, which is reminiscent of a barbeque joint in the Mississippi Delta. Then there is … Continue reading →

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Pig in a Poke

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

This is a term which referrers to a deal or agreement that is foolishly accepted without being fully examined. The origin of this phrase is from the Late Middle Ages. Wikipedia explains this confidence scheme as an offer to sell … Continue reading →

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House Guest

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Ruth Marie Oliver

Most people know I love animals. I one day want a pack of dogs similar to the one on Secondhand Lions. I have always wanted a Bloodhound named Barbecue, a chocolate Lab named Cadbury, a few mutts named Larry, Daryl, … Continue reading →

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