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I know we’re almost in February, and that oft dreaded holiday is just around the next bend, but I’m still basking in the pile of gifts I and my children got for Christmas. That put me off shopping for a while. Sorry I’ve been negligent in my Etsy duties. I… Continue Reading Post Holiday Etsy
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“There is nothing more awkward or crude than a person absorbed in self-importance. And there is nothing more graceful and elegant than someone who is not.” — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche “Even the wisest woman you talk to is ignorant of something you may know, but an elegant woman never forgets… Continue Reading Things That are Elegant
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I lifted this speech from Sid’s blog (thanks num-num) and Sid lifted it from I don’t know where. It’s sad that great leaders and great visionaries have been saying these things forever, and we just don’t listen. Maybe it’s because they all get assassinated before we get a chance to?… Continue Reading Let’s Not Have a Repeat of 1968
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Lately my blog has taken a decided and sudden turn toward feminist issues. Let me explain. Some recent exposure to men who objectify women without batting an eyelash and as long as it’s not anyone they know, and “no one is getting hurt”, has compelled me to look for the… Continue Reading Why?
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You know those little flaps of lip skin you get in the winter? The ones that when you insist on tugging on them finally come off with a chunk of healthy skin? So how stupid does it make me that I do this every single day all winter? / Digg… Continue Reading More Stupid Human Bits
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From behind, which is how I first see her, she looks like any teenage girl. Dressed in pink fuzzy pajama pants with a striped hooded sweater, her hair curled up into a casual loose bun. She is the epitome of adolescent girl. But her face, oh my god, her face.… Continue Reading Faces of Strangers
Velvet Verbosity thinks this blog is dope yo! Eco Chick Speaking of blog kudos, I’ve received two blog awards in the last couple of months, and I still have yet to put them up. Someday I’ll get around to tooting my own horn. / Digg this / Stumble this
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Well folks, in anticipation of wild fame and fortune, I’ve decided to move this site to its own domain with hosting and everything. Trouble is, now I need to actually know something about how websites make it to being live, and how templates work, and how to FTP, and how… Continue Reading Velvet Verbosity is Moving OR Velvet Verbosity is Moving if I Can Figure This Crap Out!
From the BBC comedy Man Stroke Woman. / Digg this / Stumble this
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The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. ~Samuel Butler, Notebooks, 1912 From the dog’s point of view, his master is an elongated and… Continue Reading A Man and His Dog
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