Category Archives: Curling and swearing
This is how I knew it was Monday
When I was in grad school, I would gauge how bad my day was going to be by how early in the morning I started drinking Coke. (I had a similar gauge when I worked at the public library – … Continue reading
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Word count confessions
Last night after curling, I semi-hysterically admitted to Karen that I wasn’t doing so well with my NaNoWriMo word count (as of 11pm last night – 6754 words). As of yesterday, I should have 25,000 words. Yikes. (I also should … Continue reading
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We’ve got a curler down!
Last night was the second time I’ve fallen so spectaularily at curling that teams on the sheets on either side of us stop and come over to make sure I’m okay. Thank God for all my extra padding! Last week, … Continue reading
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Mama, don’t let you baby grow to be a Skip
Tonight, and every night of the week, in cities all across the country, thousands of people are taking part in a dangerous sport. They don’t realize what kind of harm they risk incurring, with their complete lack of safety equipment, … Continue reading
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