Category Archives: Random Thoughts

Fancy Coffee Friday: The Cost of Companionship

If you’ve been paying attention over the years, you’ll know that Mr. Muse and I have two cats remaining as house pets (well, we have tropical fish in the house, too). Our four-legged “kids” are 17 and 18 years (78 … Continue reading

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Food Is Love

The other week I was driving back from a conference I attended, and I decided to stop off for some frozen custard to bring home. Since this is Wisconsin, it’s not difficult to find a Culver’s, which I did and … Continue reading

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Fancy Coffee Friday: 2016 – It’s Complicated

I’ve thought quite a bit about what I wanted to write about to wrap up 2016, and even as I type away at this keyboard, the only thing I can come up with is that my relationship with 2016 has … Continue reading

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Top Five Favorites!

It seems that all bloggers eventually do a post about their favorite things and with Black Friday upon us (as well as my loathing for holiday-season retail), I thought, “Hey, Sarah, you should do a favorite things post.” So, here we … Continue reading

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Figuring Things Out

I’ve always been a bit of a fly by the seat of my pants person, and my next adventure is following along in the same manner. Numerous friends have asked me what I’ll be doing next when I’ve finished up … Continue reading

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Discharge Instructions

I know that I’m taking a major chance that I’m not going to have all the internet perverts finding this one in their Google searches, so, let me just clear the air and say: this post is not about that … Continue reading

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Putting the FUN back in Funeral

So, there we were the other day, Mr. Muse and I, driving to work and there was a story on NPR about yet another mass-shooting and victims funerals. The background audio for the story was in the church and “Ave … Continue reading

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The Monday After: “That is one ANGRY butt cheek.”

Many of you have been playing along with this blog at home (or the office) since it’s inception and many of you will recall that I frequent a massage therapist for bodywork.  I go in for relief from TMJ and … Continue reading

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The Monday After: Why Are Vacations So Exhausting?

Mr. Muse and I finally arrived home early afternoon yesterday after being away a week and a half.  Our flights were uneventful and we plunged into the cold as fuck brisk 7 degree F breeze of Madison with suitcases in … Continue reading

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Sailing – Take Me Away

Well, I can’t really call being on a huge cruise liner in the Caribbean “sailing” – there are no sails after all – but that’s what the industry calls it, so therefore, it is what it is. As you read … Continue reading

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