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Month: March 2011

When it Comes to Winning, There’s No Contest

Posted on March 31, 2011 by arlene

I don’t enter a lot of contests. The reason is that I don’t think I am particularly lucky at winning anything. Sure I fill out […]

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What I Am Doing Living in Houston, And Why I Won’t Ever Leave

Posted on March 27, 2011 by arlene

It’s 2011 and that means this is my 30th anniversary of being an honorary Texan. The signs you see here sum up my feeling: “I […]

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There’s An Old Man In My Home

Posted on March 21, 2011 by arlene

Ha Ha – fooled you. You thought this was another one poking fun of my husband Gary, didn’t you? The old man is actually my […]

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The Term Home Improvement is Forever Banished from My World

Posted on March 20, 2011 by arlene

Or: The Stove Saga Part II When I last left the brand new stove I had dropped a half gallon of paint into, as described […]

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A Klutz Like Me Should Never Attempt Self-Home Improvement

Posted on March 17, 2011 by arlene

Or why I might be buying a brand new stove after just having a brand new sparkling white stove installed. Yes, you read that right. […]

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Eating crow over Bachelor, crunch crunch

Posted on March 14, 2011 by arlene

Damn it. Not that I mind being wrong. I just don’t like admitting that I allowed the editors/producers of the Bachelor to totally manipulate me […]

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My Careful Analysis of Who the Bachelor Brad Picks, Along with some Shame

Posted on March 9, 2011 by arlene

As a graduate with a degree in pyschology, a bit of work in the field, and most importantly just a natural people watcher and studier of […]

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Memory’s Going, Thank Goodness for Whatshisname!

Posted on March 8, 2011 by arlene

My husband just sent a birthday card to his brother. Trouble is, his birthday is 6 months away. It was a shock to my husband […]

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Houston Is Not Urban Cowboy Except Rodeo Season

Posted on March 5, 2011 by arlene

I just finished hosting my umpteenth visitor who came to Houston expecting scenes out of Urban Cowboy. And for the most part, he was in luck […]

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