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Monthly Archives: September 2012

“Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it.” Dianne Feinstein

September 28, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

This football season has been bananas.  It is only week 4 and I’m looking at a loser pool.  There are so many people out of my suicide pool that he […]

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Friends, Getting it off my chest

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.” Lemony Snicket

September 26, 2012by librocubicultarist 1 Comment

I miss Borders.  I can’t believe it’s gone, even though I hold myself almost entirely responsible for its demise.  It was me, four years ago, that broke down and bought […]

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Books

“Murdered by pirates is good” the grandson

September 25, 2012by librocubicultarist 1 Comment

Sadly, this post will have nothing to do with The Princess Bride.  Although, obviously… that’s coming. I flipped on Good Morning America this morning and watched about 4 minutes of […]

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Politics

“Loneliness leads to nothing good, only detachment.” Joss Whedon

September 23, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

One of my friends asked me yesterday why I started a blog.  I gave him the short answer, low level narcissism, but it’s certainly more complex than that.  It’s about […]

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Getting it off my chest

“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” Henry David Thoreau

September 23, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

The damn nightstand is finished.  I did it by myself, it took a week, and I would not pull too hard on that bottom drawer… but it’s done. I am […]

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Friends

“Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.” Roald Dahl

September 19, 2012by librocubicultarist 4 Comments

I have eight nieces and nephews, who are all remarkably unique.  Hannah just turned 17 (interesting because her mom and I are still 22 and 24…) and she is, like […]

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Family, Getting it off my chest

“To live is to war with trolls.” Henrik Ibsen

September 18, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

I’m having a feud with my neighbors.  It is exactly like the Hatfields and the McCoys, or the east coast/west coast rap thing, except it’s in Orange County (they moved […]

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Nerd Stuff, Random

“I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can’t stop eating peanuts.” Orson Welles

September 16, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

You know those people who never watch tv?  Those friends of yours that say “I just don’t have time for television, I don’t know what you are talking about” when […]

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Random

“I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.” Charlotte Bronte

September 13, 2012by librocubicultarist 1 Comment

Alternate titles of blog post?  “I am a rock, I am an island” or “F*^k you, Target!” After this horrific breakup, I have been trying to make over my life […]

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Friends, Random

“If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.” George Bernard Shaw

September 11, 2012by librocubicultarist 4 Comments

A 40th birthday is a big thing.  Many people lose their minds at the thought of turning forty.  When I turned forty a couple of years ago, my lovely family […]

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Family, Nerd Stuff

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