Big Little Wolf's Daily Plate of Crazy

Just in. (9:18 Eastern, 3/2/03).
Weird News reports that a diminutive middle-aged woman, name withheld by authorities, was found pinned by a Latvian teen, slumped over on patio furniture behind a small suburban home in a sleepy southern city. Apparently, following a late-night rock fest, nosy neighbors called police.
The two were discovered lying among an [...]

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When you converse face-to-face, do you touch the person with whom you’re speaking? Perhaps you graze the forearm, or rest your hand for a moment on the shoulder.
Some of us are more naturally warm, with voices and gestures that radiate energy, compassion, empathy. We lean forward, we make eye contact, and we touch – in [...]

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I had a lovely surprise yesterday, when Amber at Making the Moments Count gave me cupcakes! And the number 101 figured heavily… I was worried for a minute…
Surely I wouldn’t have to list 101 things about myself!?! Or describe spot patterns on 101 Dalmations? Would I have to rummage the bathroom shelves for my tube [...]

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Ten tips on knowing yourself
You already know why I wouldn’t shave my head.
So how well do you know yourself? Do you take the time to reflect on who you once were, who you are, who you are becoming? It is not indulgence for many of us; it is necessity, natural, at times wearing, but [...]

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Thanks to the ever-gracious and courageous Wendy at Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired, I am the proud recipient of the Sugar Doll Award!
I am particularly pleased to receive this from Wendy, because knowing she reads what I write matters a great deal to me. That my site provides both community and a [...]

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Help, please! I need advice. Seriously. I give good phone, and I’d like to get some, too. But I’ve been limping along on a hand-me-down 3-year old cell that’s on its last legs. I need suggestions – truly.
Cell phone requirements
Here are my requirements:

small (to put in jeans pocket, small purses, or cleavage)
gives good Google / [...]

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Vegetative states
While it was an article on French Yahoo several days ago that alerted me to this story, CNN Health is now reporting the news that for the first time, a man in a persistent vegetative state (since a car crash in 2003) was able to respond to questions about his life, by thinking yes [...]

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Fill in the blanks? Random thoughts? 
Oooo baby, yeah!! Give this Female2Female word-image-thought blog challenge a twirl. I found it on the lovely April’s blog post today. Just copy the bolded words, and complete the sentence or thought with whatever comes to mind first.
Then link up over at Female2Female. It’s fun!
Female2Female Random meme
If I [...]

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Jewelry case, treasure box, and secret objects
Doesn’t every kid have a treasure box? Some sort of secret container tucked under a bed or stowed in the back of a closet?
Made out of cardboard or straw, velvet or plastic. Perhaps an old cigar box. Remember those? Or a metal case that held who-knows-what, subsequently rescued [...]

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Some particularly playful writers in the neighborhood have been exposing themselves of late. Now, now. Keep your pants on. Exposing themselves by taking us on a tour of their respective billfolds, wallets and purses.
First there was the slow and meticulous reveal at The Critical Path, followed by Nicki’s look at Nicki’s Nook.
This glimpse into what [...]

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