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Go ahead...tell us what you're having for dinner - we can't wait! Got a cute pic of kitty peeking out of a paper bag? Post it! We live for that stuff!
Math addict? How about a refresher on the Pythagorean Theorem?
Like macaroni and cheese? Tell us why!
So even if you're not a writer or a poet (yet), there's still plenty of fun things to do at the Armadillo!
Oh baby, oh baby!
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Permalink Reply by Westerly_2 on
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What is Bmichael reading, and why has it made him look so serious? "A Tail of Two Cities"? "Call of the Wild"? "Moby Dog"?
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Permalink Reply by Bmichael on
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The book?
Why, that's the famous "Book of Love" we've heard so much about.
The serious look?
Well...umm...er...I had no idea...
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Just entered this year's state fair photography competition.
This will be the first time I've ever showed my stuff publicly.
(gulp!)
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Nice!
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Permalink Reply by Marilyn on
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Aside from wishing Bmichael the best in the photo contest (and if the stuff you post here is indicative, you'll win in a heartbeat) ....
My newish husband's older sister just got the dread diagnosis of metastatic cancer --- it's everywhere. Visited her in the hospital yesterday and while I'd only met her twice before, felt so, so bad. She's sweet, shy, and scared.
And yet my nearly 97-year-old, nasty, bitter mother keeps on truckin'. Fair?!
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I wonder why, when texting or e-mailing, everyone is always Laughing Out Loud with wild abandon. Doesn’t anyone chuckle softly, grin merrily or smile mysteriously in the way of a person with a secret, (or at least a respect for decorum) anymore?
They Laugh out Loud at the most unlikely things: My son failed math again – LOL – Are you really still asleep at this hour? – LOL - Sorry to have cut you off, I was overcome by a sudden bout of yawnfluenza – LOL – The neighbors are calling the cops – LOL. So risible, that last bit, yessiree.
I suspect some of the textual belly laughs are meant to soften the blows of mild insults or criticisms, much as a smile does in real life, or a pat on the shoulder and a “just kidding,” as in “That coral dress makes you look like the Great Pumpkin” (wink, wink, just kidding). Or “Well it could use a re-write,” (chuckle softly with eyes a-crinkle. “We’re friends; no offense).
Check it out sometime. See if you agree.
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He: Bad day today…just lost entire life’s savings to an investment scam, Lol.
She: Oh no! (ROLF)
It was kind of like learning a new language- at times I felt like I was living in A Clockwork Orange. Being a bit of a purist, I cringed whenever I read “R” you ok?, as if typing an a and e would just eat up too much of a day…and when ok was universally shortened to “k”, well…
TeeBeeDee was the first experience with widespread interaction with a lot of folks I didn’t know, and I had numerous head scratching moments as I tried to decide if I had just been offended or not, and sent more than a few responses trying to clarify that what I wrote was not really what you may have thought I meant.
Without the benefit of voice inflections, facial expressions, and body language, these prompts – when used correctly – enhance written communications. But in the hands of someone with limited verbal skills to begin with, they’re annoying.
I knew a man once who had recently arrived from Cuba and was just learning English. He only knew one phrase that he could speak fluently – “I be telling you” – and he said it every time he opened his mouth. “I be telling you, it cbkfold gbernm”. “I be telling you it strwx oucbe oa jhfg.” “I be telling you give me your money.” Drove me up the wall.
Like the Cuban, I guess some folks have repetitive patterns of communications that they cling to, like those who end every sentence with “ya know?”. Ya know?
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In a funny coincidence, I am writing some copy directed to college students, and was researching the whole text message language thing. Stumbled across this:
"Texting is developing its own kind of grammar. Take LOL. It doesn’t actually mean “laughing out loud” in a literal sense anymore. LOL has evolved into something much subtler and sophisticated and is used even when nothing is remotely amusing. Jocelyn texts “Where have you been?” and Annabelle texts back “LOL at the library studying for two hours.” LOL signals basic empathy between texters, easing tension and creating a sense of equality. Instead of having a literal meaning, it does something — conveying an attitude — just like the -ed ending conveys past tense rather than “meaning” anything. LOL, of all things, is grammar."
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Oh, so it's like a little nudge in the ribs or a wink among friends.
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Yes, a "setting of the stage," so to speak.
In sweeter news, a friend's chef daughter (this one's for you, Bmichael) invented something called the "cronut," which is a cross between a donut and a croissant. It's taking the world by storm! Her boss took all the credit until yesterday, when the cronut was featured on the Huffington Post Live and Anna was credited as being the "co-creator." Check it out!
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Here's the link to the interview ...
http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/pastry-chef-dominique-anse...
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