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Fanning the Flames
I'm usually in a pretty good mood when I'm driving to work. It's an easy fifteen minute drive along quiet country highways with barely any traffic. What's not to like? What? We only get one radio...
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Purveyors of Awesome
disclaimer: This post has no clay. But I hope that you'll read it anyway.I was overwhelmed by your response to my last post. I am still reeling from the number of comments; I have never had so much...
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Dead Air
I apologize for the radio silence.I've been getting emails from worried readers, so I thought that I should post a quick update to let you all know that I'm alive and well. Nothing bad is happening....
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Put Me In The Movies
Have you ever noticed that people in movies are always doing stuff? Even during the transitional filler scenes, when they haven't yet done the thing that they need to do to advance the plot, they’re...
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Why I haven't been posting...
The perfect storm of no clay posts: It's been really, really hot out. I don't have air conditioning. Clay melts when it's hot. My arms keep falling off. It's starting to cool down, though, so I hope to...
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Sunday at the Lake
Sunday at the lake...Chase the Wonderdog is a retriever who never retrieves. He mostly chases things, picks them up, drops them and then comes trotting back. We go through a lot of sticks. But even...
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Bees and Robots
* * * Edited on September 22nd to add: OK, so I lied about that whole "post twice a week" thing. I meant it when I posted it, and I even stuck to it for an entire week, but then I got called back to...
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My Baboon Turned One and I Forgot His Birthday
While a new camera is not in the budget right now, I'm hoping to work something out so that I can post again soon. I do have some stories all mapped out in my head, with exciting titles like "Why I Was...
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Failing Every Day a Little Bit More Than You
Marianne and Julie wrote a book! And look, I helped with the cover! I've been reading Marianne and Julie's blogs for nearly a year now. They're both talented writers, the kind of writers who make you...
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He's Coming...
Am I the only person who finds that song creepy? I mean...the lyrics. And the grammar. Shudder.
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Choose Your Own Apocalypse
So they say that the world is ending today. I'm not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, I'm actually having a good hair day. But on the other hand, nothing livens up a party like a good...
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
From our family to yours...You know...Sloth Day. December 26th. The most beautiful day of the year, when young and old wear stretch pants, eat leftovers and take naps. May Sloth Day be filled with joy...
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16 Hours
What the drive from Ontario to Nova Scotia looks like in the summer: What the drive from Ontario to Nova Scotia looks like in the winter:Happy New Year, interwebs!
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Sleep: a Tragedy in Four Parts
Part One: Falling AsleepPart Two: The Night is LongPart Three: Enemies of SleepPart Four: The Person I Sleep With29 nights per month:1 night per month:
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Waking Up in the Middle of the Night
See Sleep: a Tragedy in Four PartsAddendum: Part Five: Waking Up in the Middle of the NightSometimes...And other times...
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It's snowing. Again.
The first snow of the year is beautiful. The world is blanketed in clean, calm white and everything seems more hushed, somehow.  Then, about three days later, the wonder's gone and I'm left with...
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Hello friends!I'm still breathing. I'm still writing.Just not here.I haven't abandoned this blog altogether. I'm just neglecting it. I figured it will help it build character.I have whole posts written...
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W is for Worms on Hooks
Why I'm not good at fishing: I spend most of the time apologizing to the worms.
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X is for Xbox
I have a love-hate relationship with the Xbox. I love watching Dexter on Netflix or playing LEGO Indiana Jones. I hate pretty much every other game. When I try to play any first-person shooter game, I...
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Y is for Yo-yos
Why is it that every yo-yo I try is defective? Only one more sub-par post to go, and this alphabet challenge is done!
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Z is for Zombies
And for the final episode of the Clay Baboons Alphablog (26 Things That Annoy Me, Confuse Me, Creep Me Out or Otherwise Make my Life More Difficult), I bring you the zombie. Oh, who am I kidding.I love...
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26 Letters Later (A Meta-Blogging Post)
According to the official instructions, I'm supposed to post about my experiences with the A-Z Challenge on May 7th. But honestly? I don't want to wait that long. I'm ready to move on from the...
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U is for Urban Wildlife
Raccoons - especially urban raccoons - are not cute. Raccoons are aggressive little monsters who will break into your house and eat your toothpaste if you leave a window open. One morning, there was a...
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V is for Verbs That Aren't Really Verbs
Sticking "-ing" on the end of a word doesn't automatically make it a verb.
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