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You're reading "Scrumptious Word Morsels" by Matt Jacob. This is my blog that I publish several times monthly on occasion to discuss, complain, praise, geek out, and mostly, just to keep my writing sharp. To find out more about me, visit the about page.
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- If college is supposed to prepare you for real life, then why do you only have to work at it for 8 months out of the year?
3 hours ago - Here's another email tip, free of charge: next time you consider attaching a file greater than 100 KB in size, just turn your computer off.
4 days ago - Doing a long-overdue paperwork purge. How come I can file digital things just fine, but not physical pieces of paper?
5 days ago - Saw a car with an "HONOR GOD" bumper sticker driving 20+ posted speed and tailing people aggresively. That really frosts my cookies.
9 days ago - The tea party movement might be a little out there for me, but I could definitely see myself joining a sweet tea party movement.
9 days ago
- If college is supposed to prepare you for real life, then why do you only have to work at it for 8 months out of the year?
Category Archives: family
Newest addition to my family
Weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and measuring 38.5 inches…
Merry Christmas!
I just wanted to take a minute to wish everyone a merry Christmas. I refuse to say “happy holidays” or “season’s greetings”, because, according to my secular calendar, today is still known as Christmas. On the other hand, if you celebrated Hanukkah earlier this month, happy Hanukkah/Chanukah/Hannukah/et al. If you be celebratin’ Kwanzaa tomorrow, have [...]
Mother’s/Mothers’/Mothers Day
In light of my previous entry, I’ve got a bone to pick with nearly every American English dictionary in existence. For the love of everything that is bright and shiny, the holiday we celebrate toady is “Mothers’ Day”, in honor of all mothers. If we wanted to honor one mother (Mother Teresa, perhaps?), it would [...]
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This entry is going to be neither eloquent nor well-planned, but I just wanted to tell you all that Anna came home from the hospital today! She got home a little after noon and slept until about 5 this evening, and that’s after having slept for 12 hours last night! We’re still concerned that she’s [...]
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First of all, I want to thank you all for your prayers!
Anna had a colonoscopy today, and the doctors were finally able to determine what has been causing all of her pain and discomfort. They diagnosed her with a disease called “ulcerative colitis”, which is basically sores (ulcers) along her large intestine (mainly her colon). [...]
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Watching my sister lying in a hospital bed is one of the hardest things I’ve had to do in the past few years. The worst part is that the doctors don’t even know what’s wrong with her. They keep taking blood tests and interpreting the results, but they haven’t been able to come up with [...]
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Thanksgiving
I’m thankful for everything God has made, like this sunset from yesterday.
I ate an enormous amount of food yesterday, but I don’t feel any fatter. Yet. It’s probably because I burned so many calories playing Taboo after dinner. I hereby warn everyone that my family is cutthroat when it comes to games. We’re very competitive, [...]
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Merry Christmas 2008!