keep passing the open windows

This is from one my favorite websites, Indexed.

(Okay, which is dorkier, my love of those darn stickers or my love of Venn Diagrams?)

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Yesterday I wrote this but didn’t get around to posting it:
I am a Democrat. Surrounded by three Republicans.
Three self-righteous Republicans. Ugh.
None of them regularly read the newspaper, or watch any news other than FOX. One told me that I am “drinking the Obama Kool-Aid.” Another said that [...]

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My parents are getting divorced today and I found out about it via my mom’s MySpace page!
I guess that would sound a lot more tragic if I were, like 13, rather than 37.
Of course, I did know that it was coming. They’ve been seperated for about two years.
And, unlike your average 13 year old, [...]

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Last night Taylor and I went on a walk. Well, I was walking; he was skateboarding next to me and I asked him, “Why did you want a skateboard?”
Taylor: “Bored”
Me: “Well, what about homework? And chores? And spending time with your loving Mama?”
Taylor: “Um, that’s what I’m doing right now.”
Me: [...]

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One day the high school secretary called me at work. “Taylor is sick. He’s lying in the hall and can’t get up.”
OMG. My teenager is so ill he can’t get up? He’s a freshman, lying IN THE HALLWAY at school? He must be REALLY, REALLY SICK. [...]

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Yesterday I took the day off work to go hiking with two of my friends, MarySue and Laura, at Starved Rock. We had a really great time and walked eight miles. We didn’t get killed by a serial killer but we did have to use a port-a-potty. [...]

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The trail loomed ahead of the woman and the dog, long, desolate, winding. The destination, mile marker eight. What would be waiting there. Civilization in the form of a wooden bench. An austere marker proclaiming our slight progress. Or would the travels and travails be for nought. [...]

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My favorite commercial is back on the air again; it’s the skittles one where everything the guy touches turns to the colorful, tasty, little orbs. His officemates are jealous and he gives them a dressing down, asking,
“Did you dress yourself today?”
and mentioning not being able to hold his newborn son.
ALWAYS cracks [...]

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(The kind you eat, not a pet.)
Thank you Food Blogga! And Kona Blue!
The kona kampachi was caught in Hawaii on Sunday, shipped on Monday and arrived on Wednesday. Thus we had super fresh fish last night.
But first we had to get a bit of butchering out of the way!
Meet [...]

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