Tag Archives: blogs

For you

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Becky

Some of the spam comments I get on this blog are unintentionally hilarious so I often peruse them before I delete them. Today included a new favorite: “This text is worth everyone” No punctuation, nothing else, just that. I want … Continue reading →

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Six Things

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Becky

The last time I went to the post office, I had a package from Rob, also known as The Smiling Bagel. I call him St. Louis’s goodwill ambassador, because his blog always makes me want to visit that city. He … Continue reading →

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Work of Art 2:7

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Becky

Dear Fiat: Last week on Bravo’s Work of Art, the artists were given time to grab auto parts for your Fiat 500 and turn them into a work of art. Coincidentally, I received a packet in the mail advertising the … Continue reading →

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Looking back

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Becky

He smiles because it’s raining. Even the sun likes variety. A little over a year ago (July 17, to be precise), I asked you what you wanted me to blog about. I went back and checked the list to see … Continue reading →

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Button Sunday

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Becky

I don’t know who’s responsible for this beautiful photo because I stole it from the Internet. In fact, blogging turned me into a photo thief, and I know I’m not the only one. I chose this button because today is … Continue reading →

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Hump Day Happy

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Becky

It always surprises me when people who know me in ways other than the Internet are skeptical about the time I spend online or the relationships I’ve formed here. Let’s assess this… Without the Internet, there would be no Timothy … Continue reading →

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The Dull

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Becky

I surely wish I had something of interest to post for y’all. It’s not even as if I’ve set the bar very high for myself lately. I wonder if the cross between a slug and a blog is slog. Blug?

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Reading’s getting hotter

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Becky

I was alerted by Shawn over at Everything and Nothing to this article in the New York Times telling us there’s been a reverse in a twenty-five-year decline in the number of people reading for pleasure. Since the publishing industry … Continue reading →

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Button Sunday

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Becky

Do most of the people in your life know you have a blog or online journal? Do they read it? Do they ever worry about what you plan to write about a particular incident? Do they impose a no-photo rule … Continue reading →

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The Charm of Raggedy Chan and Camille Picott

Posted on June 28, 2008 by Becky

Several years ago, some friends and I used to get together periodically to talk about wide-ranging topics. One night a new acquaintance joined us, a Houston public school teacher. The first TJB book had been bought by Kensington, and the … Continue reading →

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