Tag Archives: Norwegian

Not All Chicken Attacks Happen on Farms

Posted on July 23, 2010 by This Woman Writes

I am an aggressive, assertive opinionated dynamo who frequently plows ahead without thought or foresight, and who, if I do not curb my natural inclinations, will push and pull circumstances to mold to my dictation.

Does this sound like the definition of a patient person?

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Black Tea with Milk Tastes So Much Better Than Boiled Persimmons

Posted on July 16, 2010 by This Woman Writes

the tea was smokey, vegetal, herbaceous, or malty and it produced a bright finish with pungent overtones, or its liquor, smoothly sweet, led to a smooth and full-bodied cup. The terminology I have picked up enables me to walk into a winery, coffee emporium, or chocalatier’s and sound educated and informed. Continue reading →

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In This Cat and Dog World, Are You a Kitty or a Pooch?

Posted on July 12, 2010 by This Woman Writes

The odd thing about our society, however, is that in some segments of it, junior high does, indeed, last far beyond 7th and 8th grade. Continue reading →

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Dear Emily: What Is the Appropriate Thing to Say upon Hitting One’s Thumb with a Hammer?

Posted on July 6, 2010 by This Woman Writes

Understandably, everyone exclaims when they hit their thumb with a hammer, and, in most cases, it probably sounds like a chicken by-product. Some words just pop out more readily than others, and Goodness Gracious Sakes Alive Dear Mamma is just too long for most people. Continue reading →

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The Wandering Norwegian and His Breakfast Escapades

Posted on July 2, 2010 by This Woman Writes

Another motel set aside an actual hallway complete with tables, chairs, blaring television, and a guard. Oh, he moved napkins around here and there, but mostly he stood in the doorway, making sure that no one escaped with a spotty banana.

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Obsessive Frugality and When a Man Should Stop Wearing Itty Bitty Swim Trunks

Posted on June 29, 2010 by This Woman Writes

Surely I was getting a little obsessive here. The thought was in the Norwegian Artist’s sexy blue eyes, but 27 years of marriage has taught him a few things about thinking things in his head and actually saying those things out in the air.

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We’re Not Environmentally Sensitive; We’re Cheap

Posted on June 22, 2010 by This Woman Writes

Although I would like to say that the reason we subjected our long suffering children to crispy underclothing and socks that lean straight against the wall when you prop them there is because we, long before even Al Gore, were sensitive to the abuses on the environment — this would be somewhat untrue.

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That Damn Dog!

Posted on May 21, 2010 by This Woman Writes

The Norwegian Artist and I looked at one another. “How bad can it be?” we asked one another. (Did we really not know?) “Look at her. She’s sleeping. And she really is cute.” Continue reading →