Author: Mihow
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On Not Playing The Game. (About Blogging)
I have so many posts drafted. And when I go to publish them I imagine the backlash I might receive and I decide it’s not worth it. Because at some point during the last two years, I changed. It occurred to me recently that I’m a part of a blogging group I know next to…
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NaBloPoMo: Mom It Down: Whole Wheat Buttermilk Pancakes
This could very well be some of the best pancakes I’ve ever had. But I’m a terrible judge of food right now. You could hand me a buttered Saltine and I’d rave about it. Anyway, these are great. My son gobbled them up. And they’re easy to make. (Please note: I used my iPhone to…
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NaBloPoMo: Day 7 and Failing
I woke up at 6:30 AM. Fed my kid. Showered. And then headed to school where I spent all day on my feet and baking. I got home at 6:00 PM excited to put my feet up and let some of the fluid drain out of my ankles only to discover I’d sold a whole…
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NaBloPoMo: Old TV Show Theme Songs.
Earlier today I went in search of a live recording I’d made at a Mountain Goats show back in 2005. It was a Halloween show. It was at The Knitting Factory. And it was amazing. And I recorded the entire thing. But that’s not what this post is about. I’ve gone through a few computers since…
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NaBloPoMo: Writing From The Subway
I am writing this from my iPhone on my way home from school. I have less than two hours to finish a post for today. So here’s some stream of consciousness. N/R platform. 10:19 PM. Just leaving school. It smells of severely dehydrated bum piss and rat poisoning. On train. It smells of booze and…
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NaBloPoMo: Four Little Birds.
Toby Joe and I have been stressing out about our living situation again. We live in a tiny apartment. We pay a lot of money for a tiny apartment. And the rent is set to go up 200 bucks in December. Between that, the size of the place, and the fact that we’re about to…
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NaBloPoMo: It’s Not The Voting That’s Democracy; It’s The Cocoa.
I voted yesterday. I brought Em with me and we voted together. I thought we’d turn it into “A Thing”. I’d teach him what it means to vote; take him into the booth with me; introduce him to democracy. We’d share an American moment—mother and son. So we set off at 8:15 AM. But I…
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NaBloPoMo: Tuesdays With Murray (Chapter 142). His Feline Friends.
It was brought to my attention recently that some people believe we have only one cat. And that made me sad. I do realize that I don’t talk about our other 27 cats very much, but they are all loved equally. OK, that last bit was a lie, they aren’t all loved equally. OK, that’s…
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NaBloPoMo: Big Intentions
How many times does a blogger need to start and then give up on a post a few sentences in before giving up on blogging altogether? Because everything I’ve written (or have tried to write) for almost a year just seems completely blah. I’ve been asking myself the same thing for many months now: Is…
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