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Life without the Circus

This One’s For You Jessie

by tarastar on April 27, 2010

First, I’m too scared to look at my lottery ticket, but I’m pretty sure I did not win.  This is mainly because I also did not get killed by a falling piano and I figure these things go hand in hand.  However, like a gift from God, my friend Jessie, who I have met I [...]

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I’m Pretty Sure I Won the Lottery

by tarastar on April 26, 2010

I’ve been buying a lot of lottery tickets, I mean not a lot a lot.  Like, you don’t need to do an intervention, at least not yet.  And if you do do an intervention, I’d like it if you just waited until the results of the April 27th Power Ball or Mega Number or Mega [...]

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In the Nighttime I Want to Eat Tacos

by tarastar on April 22, 2010

Yesterday ended suckily.  I was not able to finish the cake despite my best efforts.  But worse than that was bad news from my lawyer regarding child support.  But it did not make me cry.  It made me frustrated and angry and left me feeling defeated as this process often does, over and over again [...]

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An Orange Juice and Sprite Mimosa is Illegal in Most States

by tarastar on April 21, 2010

Well I still haven’t heard anything about the child support.  Which means I had to bake until 11:30 last night to quell the crazies.  I made turtle cake which is basically a diabetic coma in a pan – German chocolate cake layered with caramel, condensed milk and pecans and then layered with melted chocolate chips [...]

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I Don’t Want to Think About Thorn Crowns When I’m Shopping

by tarastar on April 20, 2010

I’m very anxious today.  I think I’ll go and see the firemen this afternoon at Trader Joes, where they live.  Sometimes they live at Safeway, but mostly Trader Joes.  I know they live there, because they are there pretty much all the time and also, when I see them they never have a cart.  Once [...]

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