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Inspiration–or Lack Thereof

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Silver James

The subtitle of this post should be: SO MANY STORIES, SO LITTLE TIME. “But…but…?” you ask, pointing at the title. My lack of inspiration had to do with a topic for today’s post. I remembered a comment I made about … Continue reading →

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Monday Funday

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Silver James

Look over there–> On the side there. Blog hop and Holiday Party! Go partake. You might win cool stuff. Holy moly! College football was totally cray-cray this weekend. I’m rather glad “my” OSU wasn’t playing. We play OU this coming … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Market asks Why?

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Silver James

Did everyone have a great weekend? Oklahoma State (ranked #10 at the time) beat Baylor (ranked #4) so it was a good football weekend around here, despite the cold–including sleet and snow yesterday. Brrrrr! Okay, remember that Jingle Bell K-Mart … Continue reading →

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Thursday’s Thoughts – Imagining the Muse

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Silver James

Today’s post is all about the Muse. And what s/he represents. Imagination. As you all know, my Muse is named Iffy. I picture her as a pouty child with very large scissors. Why is she a child? Because children’s imaginations … Continue reading →

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The NaNoWriMo From Hell

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Silver James

I’ve mentioned before how competitive I am, right? Well, I am. Not quite obsessively so but…well…pretty darn close if I’d be honest. I was first introduced to the cray-cray that is National Novel Writing Month in 2006. I’d discovered a … Continue reading →

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A Real-life Coffee Fae

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Silver James

Something really cool happened to me yesterday afternoon. I discovered that an unauthorized withdrawal had been made from my checking account, but it was too late to deal with it. Okay, that wasn’t the cool thing. Bear with me here. … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Day and Weekend Updates

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Silver James

And it’s Monday! Again. I have a day of opportunities and freedoms because men and women offered up a part of themselves in order to serve this country, to ensure that the dreams of the founding fathers did not get … Continue reading →

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Universal FAQs

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Silver James

Sometimes, you know the question so you put it out there to the Universe and hope that somewhere along the way, the answer will find you. Not long ago, the Universe agreed with me when I got this in my … Continue reading →

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New Week, Old Work

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Silver James

How was everyone’s weekend? My OSU Cowboys won. Crossing fingers they can keep it up but they’ve got a hard schedule coming up. It’ll be a fight. I started reading DEADTOWN by Nancy Holzner, based on B.E.’s recommendation. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Coffee and Conversation

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Silver James

I’m visiting with Cara Michaels at her DEFIANTLY LITERATE BLOG today. We’re talking about things that go bump in the night, some of the haunted houses where I’ve lived, and get a little metaphysical. Grab a cup of coffee and … Continue reading →

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