Monthly Archives: January 2008

Word of the Day: Surgicaled

Posted on January 29, 2008 by jkmahal

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/R57A6HC1GwI/AAAAAAAAAFU/dYi71IBUiG8/s1600-h/V01indexS.png”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/R57A6HC1GwI/AAAAAAAAAFU/dYi71IBUiG8/s200/V01indexS.png” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160774327569029890″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-weight: bold;”Sur*gi*ca*led/span iverb/i To have surgery performed upon. “I’ve been isurgicaled/i” “After they isurgicaled/i me, I was able to walk … Continue reading →

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Like Riding a Bicycle off a Cliff

Posted on January 23, 2008 by jkmahal

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/R5dZiXC1GvI/AAAAAAAAAFM/TFAxqRAYSs4/s1600-h/403246396_f6b946b346_m.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/R5dZiXC1GvI/AAAAAAAAAFM/TFAxqRAYSs4/s200/403246396_f6b946b346_m.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158690345012501234″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;” Y/spanou know how they say going back to doing something is “just like riding a bicycle?” Well, yesterday, … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Absurdity in Action

Posted on January 16, 2008 by jkmahal

span style=”font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;” A/span few days ago, a href=”http://www.ericaorloff.com/blog/”Erica Orloff/a wrote a post titled a href=”http://www.ericaorloff.com/blog/2008/01/theater-of-absurd.html”Theater of the Absurd, /awhich ended with the the question “Do writers surround themselves with oddballs or is EVERYONE as wacky and we just write … Continue reading →

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A Year Without Resolutions

Posted on January 8, 2008 by jkmahal

Nope. Nah-uh. Not doing it. Not even on a dare. Not even on a double-kiss-the-pig dare. Uhn-uh. *shudders* No New Year’s Resolutions for me.br /br /Resolution means something that is resolved, “a formal expression of opinion, will or intent,” according … Continue reading →

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