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My platinum blog: 20 years of blogging

Hey, punk, I was going to write “Dear Deborah” there, but realized that wouldn’t work for you, my June 23, 1995 self. You were so daring and bold that such a plain greeting would’ve chafed. (I don’t...

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Farewell, Cult of Rules

O, bloggers and lovers, Today a friend asked what I thought about dating men with kids. Some of her friends said it was cool. Others said it was a never-do. I wouldn’t have offered an opinion...

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Meeting Anka

My most bittersweet journey to date was made with a friend I’d first known as a sequence of blinking green letters on a black screen. In 1993, Nathan and I started chatting on local bulletin boards...

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Love forever ours

“I threw away his pants.” You what?! my expression must have screamed, for she continued nervously. “They were such a mess. I mean, they were ruined. Trust me. Poop. All. Over. So I threw them out.” I...

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My 19 years of blogging

June 1995. Haven’t changed a bit I wrote my first blog on June 23, 1995. It was a text file I began with the earth-shattering words: My, doesn’t she aspire to a lot! She aspires to be Bobby’s girl, and...

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The good behind and the GREAT ahead

Calendars everywhere tell me it’s almost 2015, but that can’t be right. I’m still writing checks for the year 2000! For now I’ll pretend calendars are right and tell you about the year 20002014 as I...

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My blog’s search terms are scarier than yours

Most folks who read my blog are bloggers. A handful of others got here by searching for a particular word or phrase. After peeking around, they decided to stay awhile. I love posts about funny search...

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What’s in a follow?

Nearly a thousand people have followed my blog the last two weeks. Astonishingly, most are actually bloggers, not just folks marketing deals for “raulssupercheapcarpets” or “splendiferousbalicruises.”...

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Meeting other bloggers: Even better than shouting at the TV!

I loved living in rural Japan, but there were some downsides. Loneliness was first, followed closely by the hit to my English speaking skills. On the bright side, my drawing skills improved A LOT Sure,...

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One month

Today marks one month at my new job. I love it. I love my manager, my team,  the company, the benefits, the industry, and the beautiful landscape outside my office, for starters. I don’t feel nearly so...

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