Top Comments 6-28-10 - Monday Minutiae
Every night, we who post Top Comments open the Gmail inbox at TopComments AT gmail DOT com to see our "gifts" - comments of the day as chosen by you. Some days are diamonds, and we get lots of...
View ArticleTop Comments 7/6/10 - Living in the Safety Net
Every night, we who post Top Comments open the Gmail inbox at TopComments AT gmail DOT com to see our "gifts" - comments of the day as chosen by you. Some days are diamonds, and we get lots of...
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Top Comments 8/3/10 - Innertubes Edition
Last night's emergency fill-in diary (thanks, brillig!) reminded me of tubing down the Salt River a few years ago. This was a fun, and yet relaxing activity shared by a group of us.To get there, we had...
View ArticleTop Comments 8/13/10 - How to Quit a Job
I know what you're thinking. You are thinking I am going to be writing about that flight attendant who bailed out of the plane via emergency slide a few days ago.Nah, that's not it. I must say, that is...
View ArticleTop Comments 8/20/10 - Monsoon Season
Every summer, the desert southwest has a rainy season. Though it's been renamed the "summer rains" in recent years, locals still call it the monsoon. In the best of years, we get most of our annual 11"...
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Top Comments 9/4/10 - Going Batty
We're going batty chez emeraldmaiden. Literally batty.Yes, this tiny delicate creature (and his/her relatives) have been worrying us for nearly a year.
View ArticleTop Comments 10/1/10 - All the News
Yup, I took almost the entire month of September off from Daily Kos, needing a break. Of course, I had to continue my streak of Top Comments diaries, having done at least one a month for years now.So,...
View ArticleTop Comments 10-9-10 - Topsy Turvy
Recently, my husband started a new contract (read: temporary) job. Now, unlike me, he is a morning person. Just naturally wants to get up at the buttcrack of dawn and start doing things. I am naturally...
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Top Comments 11/3/10
It's the day after Election Day, and everyone's busily dissecting yesterday's results. With, of course, lots of emotion and burst bubbles and fire & brimstone.Well, not me. I'm moving on. Gonna...
View ArticleTop Comments - November 8, 2010: Happiness Is ...
Remember the old Peanuts comics? "Happiness is a warm puppy." While I do enjoy puppies (much more that actual adult DOGS, thank you), I must insist that, in my house, happiness is generally an armful...
View ArticleTop Comments 11/19/10 - Fun with Rubber Bands
Or, physical therapy can be FUN!As many of you know, I've been struggling with hip and back pain for years. We were finally able to get some insurance, and so I embarked on the journey of finding out...
View ArticleTop Comments 11/27/10 - Tis the Season
Shopping season, that is. In my circle of friends, we're shopping for Giftmas, because the holiday seems to be more about consumerism than anything else.Did I go out on Black Friday? You bet I did! But...
View ArticleTop Comments 12-1-10: Welcome to December
Today heralds the first day of Panic Season. Since I handmake most of the gifts we distribute, and I'm way behind, I'm in a higher gear of panic than usual at this time of year.Every year I tell myself...
View ArticleTop Comments 12/5/10 - Cat on a ... Roof
I love my cats. Really I do. As a matter of fact, there are few cats that I've met that I haven't at least liked.Pumpkin, of course, is a mama's boy, and is my favorite of all cats. Earlier this fall,...
View ArticleTop Comments 12/19/10 - Hairy Eyeball Edition
This is Zoe.Zoe is a 22 year old Maine Coon cat, who lives behind me. Well, she doesn't live there alone, of course. Her human mom, a feline "brother" named Timothy Titus, and a rescued greyhound named...
View ArticleTop Comments 1/9/11 - Tears in Tucson
I think most of you know that I live in Tucson. As a resident of this beautiful town, yesterday's shooting is very much on my mind today. I hope you don't mind yet another diary about it.Mr. Loughner's...
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Top Comments 1/13/11 - Slacker Thursday
Yup, I'm a slacker today. Other than a minimal amount of exercise, I pretty much sat on the sofa today. Some days, you just need to sit.I'm even slacking on going to my regular Thursday night knitting...
View ArticleTop Comments 1/19/11 - Loving Maru
I love cats. Everyone who knows me knows that I love cats. I'll never be a "crazy cat lady", though, since more than two or three cats in the house is too much. My cats all have demanded a certain...
View ArticleTop Comments 1/23/11 - Monday's Coming
it's one of the things I don't miss about working outside the house. Mondays are not the most dreaded day of the week anymore. Used to be, I would get a nervous knot in my stomach during the day on...
View ArticleUPDATED with Ruling: FL Judge Declares Healthcare Act Unconstitutional
From CNN:A federal judge in Florida has struck down as unconstitutional key parts of the sweeping health care reform bill championed by President Barack Obama. Officials in Florida and 25 other states...
View ArticleTop Comments 2/2/11 - Groundhog Day!
You'd never know it from the weather across the country, but Punxsutawney Phil says we'll have an early spring this year.From the LA Times:Early spring predictions are rare for Phil. But Mike Johnston,...
View ArticleTop Comments 2/7/11 - Insert Topic Here
Yep, it's one of those days. When sardonyx asked me if I could take Top Comments tonight, I said "sure", even though I didn't know what I'd write about.Well, here it is, 90 minutes to post time, and my...
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Top Comments 2/14/11: Policies and Procedures
It's about as far from romance as you can get, isn't it? Well, just in case you haven't gotten a romantic greeting today, here you go:At this level of our relationship, that's about as sappy as I get.
View ArticleTop Comments 3/4/11: Green Lace
This subject is probably more suited to the WAYWO community, but hey. We're a community, too, and you're just gonna have to suffer with my preening over my first big lace knitting project.So there. At...
View ArticleTop Comments 3/18/11: Dood
Last night, I was working on eBay listings with my dear husband, and my MSN Messenger popped up with an IM from my friend Julie."Dood" was all it said.So I tapped back the proper response...
View ArticleTop Comments 3/27/11: Digging in the Dirt
It was a gorgeous day in Tucson today. Warm, sunny, and perfect to start our garden. Now, we don't have a lot of space, so there was a lot of hemming and hawing about what we had room to plant....
View ArticleTop Comments 4/1/11 - We're Having A Heat Wave
We broke records in Tucson today - it was 94 degrees! So of course we had to do a bit of running around in the afternoon heat, in our car with the broken A/C.Ugh.
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Top Comments 4/8/11: It's New! It's Green!
It's my garden!Here are my baby cucumber plants:They'll soon be thinned.
View ArticleI'm Scared
Terrified, actually.This is a personal diary, not about the current political environment (though it sucks). It's more about my family's struggle with the current economy.We have a small eBay business,...
View ArticleTop Comments 7/4/11: Going Back in Time
This weekend, the channel formerly known as SciFi is having a Twilight Zone marathon. I am such an addict, I tend to watch for hours and hours. It's funny, having a nostalgic feeling for something that...
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Top Comments 7/11/11 - If I Only Had the Words
Good evening, faithful Top Comments readers.This past week has been very emotional for me. You all know that the community was asked to help Rich and me out in a very tough financial time. Many of you...
View ArticleTop Comments 8/22/11: In Search of ...
Here at Top Comments we round up some of the site's best, funniest, most mojo'd and most informative commentary. We depend on your help with talent spotting. If you see a comment by another Kossack...
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Top Comments 10/3/11: Is It Fall Yet Where You Are?
Even though our fall looks a lot like our summer here in Tucson - minus most of the thunderstorms and humidity - I'm enjoying the changes in the weather so far, and looking forward to cool mornings on...
View ArticleKos Katalogue Member: Some Things Are Supposed to Suck
Yup, I know how it is. We all want to do the glamorous Black Friday shopping, and brag on what great deals we got. I almost did it myself today.However, there are times when you actually have to buy...
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Top Comments 12-12-11: The Daily Stinkeye
First, I want to add my thanks to the chorus of those thanking anonymous benefactors. I, too, received a lifetime subscription the other day. It was completely unexpected, and has spawned many...
View ArticleKos Katalogue - Time Is Getting Short
For holiday shopping, that is! If you are missing that perfect item for a special person (or pootie), now's the time.Remember, there are only ten days til Christmas, and shipping is at its peak of the...
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Top Comments 12/19/11: A Holiday Pretty
Before we get to the pretty, here's a word from our sponsor (stolen from Dragon5616):Top Comments recognizes the previous day's Top Mojo and Top Photos and strives to promote each day's outstanding...
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Top Comments 12/26/2011 - New Traditions
Top Comments recognizes the previous day's Top Mojo and Top Photos and strives to promote each day's outstanding comments through nominations made by Kossacks like you. Please send us the comments...
View ArticleKos Katalogue: Stirring Up Sales
Those of us who are in the Kos Katalogue are so grateful to have a community following us, and willing to support us. Today, I am asking for your support. We need to drum up some sales for the upcoming...
View ArticleKos Katalogue: Etsy Shop - Lovin Leather
Good morning, DK'ers! And welcome to Lovin Leather!As many of you know, we've been designing, creating, and selling our handmade leather cuff watchbands for several years. Now we've decided to expand...
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Top Comments 7/6/13: And Now For Something Light and Fluffy ...
No, really. These are supposed to be light and fluffy, and they're supposed to be sweet and delicious.Yup, the common doughnut. Follow me below the croissant for more.But First, A Word From Our...
View ArticleVERDICT!
They have not announced what it is yet, but there IS a verdict in the murder trial of George Zimmerman.I'll update when I have more.Update: To watch live, click here.Update 10:00 PM: And it's not guilty.
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WAYWO: A-Spinning We Will Go
Since moving back to Delaware last fall, I've missed my spinning group. Luckily, I happened to hear about one local to me on Ravelry, and so I decided to check it out.What Are You Working OnIf you'd...
View ArticleWAYWO: Fun at Harvest Moon Festival (PHOTO HEAVY)
Last weekend, I spent a few hours demonstrating spinning at Coverdale Farm Preserve in northern Delaware for their annual Harvest Moon Festival. Coverdale Farm Preserve, which focuses on farm-based...
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Top Comments: T-Minus 72 Days til ...
CHRISTMAS.Well, the commercials have begun. Stores are already bugling their offerings for the biggest shopping season of the year. "But it's not even HALLOWEEN yet!", you bleat. You are correct....
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Top Comments: It Was A Dark and Stormy Night
But Snoopy was nowhere to be found.It was stormy last night. And dark. Inside and out. Follow me past the orange doodle for the whole sad saga.But First, A Word From Our Sponsor:Top Comments recognizes...
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Top Comments 6-16-15: Stick It
Who drives a car with a manual transmission? I do, and I still love it after all these years. My little red car was dubbed the Speedy Tomato by DH, and the name has stuck for 13 years so far. But,...
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A Final Sad Update: A Four-Legged Friend Is Now at Peace (Service Dog)
LoreleiHI has asked me to put this message from her at the top of the diary:Dervish has now died. There is no more need to keep donating unless you want to contribute towards another service dog. I...
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Top Comments 11-13-15: Warm Fuzzies
By now, you’ve all heard about the ongoing situation in Paris. I wish I could do something for all of the scared and hurt people there. I cannot. What I can do is to post a little something comforting...
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