Well, I finished it. And I don’t think it will spoil any of the plot if I confess to you that my rapt adoration of Neville Longbottom continues unabated.
In case you haven’t realized it, I am talking (as is almost everyone around me) about the long awaited Book 7 of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, [...]
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I was sixteen and hadn’t been a waitress for long when I realized that I was acquiring a very unique set of life skills. Things like:
fending off unwanted male advances with such charm and wit that they still wanted to tip me afterwards
making greasy fried steak smeared with lumpy, gray gravy sound magically delicious
French braiding [...]
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*When your four year old comes up to you and asks, “Do you want to do some science with me?”, it may seem cute, but it probably has something to do with toilet water.
*It’s a good idea to revisit the lesson on proper tooth brushing procedure from time to time, or one day you will [...]
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You’ll notice I haven’t been around as much lately. The reason is unremarkable, and I can tell you what it is in two words: summer vacation.
Now I’m as big a fan of summer vacation as anyone, but the word “vacation” is a vast misrepresentation for anyone who spends the months of June, July, [...]
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