Contemporary essays, fiction, and opinion offered regularly by author Anne Brandt.

Question for the week Can you help me understand what a pronoun is and how to identify one in a sentence. I am a 4th grader and would like to get my homework done correctly. Thanks, Bobby

Ten minutes to write. Less time to read. Previous entries by date: #876 - Sea Suites Posted: 08/17/08 #875 - And Now, Vying for the Gold Posted: 08/16/08 #874 - Locker Logic Posted: 08/15/08 #873 - Hard Core Drum Corps Posted: 08/10/08 #872 - My Sons Posted: 08/09/08 #871 - Olympics Posted: 08/09/08 #870 - Bloomington and Birthdays Posted: 08/08/08 #869 - Seduced Posted: 08/07/08 #868 - Conflicted Posted: 08/04/08 #867 - Shore Lunch Posted: 07/31/08 #866 - Hooked Posted: 07/30/08 #865 - Day Two, Again Posted: 07/29/08 #864 - Fish On! Posted: 07/28/08 #863 - What Day Is It? Posted: 07/27/08 #862 - Wonderful Wilderness Posted: 07/22/08 #861 - Nonfiction Posted: 07/21/08 #860 - Scripts Posted: 07/20/08 #859 - White Tablecloth Posted: 07/19/08 #858 - Thank You, Asphalt Posted: 07/17/08 #857 - Webs Posted: 07/15/08 #856 - Lists Posted: 07/13/08 #855 - Tony Snow Posted: 07/12/08 #854 - Just Noticing . . . Posted: 07/11/08 #853 - Voicemail vs. Email Posted: 07/10/08 #852 - Dieting Tips Posted: 07/09/08 #851 - Baloney Posted: 07/05/08 #850 - Tradition Posted: 07/04/08 #849 - Scary Situation Posted: 07/03/08 #848 - Book Club Posted: 07/03/08 #847 - Car Pooling Posted: 06/30/08 #846 - Musicals Posted: 06/29/08 #845 - Multitasking Posted: 06/25/08 #844 - Dinner with Children Posted: 06/23/08 #843 - Birthday Remembrance Posted: 06/21/08 #842 - Russert and Me Posted: 06/20/08 #841 - The Closer Posted: 06/15/08 #840 - Campaign Rhetoric Posted: 06/10/08 #839 - My Birthday Posted: 06/08/08 #838 - Weight Loss Challenge Posted: 06/05/08 #837 - Maybe Over Posted: 06/03/08 #836 - Commander-in-Chief Posted: 06/02/08 #835 - Open House Angst Posted: 06/01/08 #834 - Blogging Along Posted: 05/26/08 #833 - Memorial Day Posted: 05/25/08 #832 - Dear Hillary Posted: 05/21/08 #831 - Losing Weight Posted: 05/20/08 #830 - A Hole in the Fabric Posted: 05/18/08 #829 - Home Report Posted: 05/16/08 #828 - Backing Off Posted: 05/15/08 #827 - Use It Up, Wear It Out Posted: 05/13/08 #826 - Morning Person Posted: 05/12/08 #825 - Things I've Noticed Recently Posted: 05/09/08 #824 - The Night Before Indy Posted: 05/05/08 #823 - Hiding Posted: 05/04/08 #822 - Piano Forte Posted: 05/02/08 #821 - Hillary and Bill Posted: 05/01/08 #820 - Update on www.gethuman.com Posted: 04/27/08 #819 - Goodbye PA, Hello IN Posted: 04/23/08 #818 - Christopher Robin Posted: 04/20/08 #817 - Weekend Weeder Posted: 04/18/08 #816 - For Sale Posted: 04/17/08 #815 - Drinking Age Posted: 04/16/08 #814 - The Price of a Gallon Posted: 04/13/08 #813 - Trying Posted: 04/12/08 #812 - The Audit Posted: 04/10/08 #811 - Obama's Speech Posted: 04/09/08 #810 - Friendly Skies Posted: 04/08/08 #809 - Clueless About Cars Posted: 04/02/08 #808 - April Fool's Day Posted: 04/01/08 #807 - Blogging to Resume Soon Posted: 03/26/08 #806 - St. Patrick's Day Posted: 03/17/08 #805 - Taxing Situation Posted: 03/16/08 #804 - Snoopy and Friends Posted: 03/15/08 #803 - Elliot Spitzer Posted: 03/11/08 #802 - English Posted: 03/10/08 #801 - Trends in Spam Posted: 03/07/08 #800 - Her Voice Posted: 03/05/08 #799 - Media Musings Posted: 03/04/08 #798 - Bush's Library Posted: 03/03/08 #797 - Ukrainian Eggs Posted: 03/02/08 #796 - Get Well Soon Posted: 02/27/08 #795 - Great Web Site Posted: 02/23/08 #794 - Changing My Mind in Austin Posted: 02/22/08 #793 - Words Count Posted: 02/21/08 #792 - Nature on Display Posted: 02/17/08 #791 - Short Story Posted: 02/14/08 #790 - Jesus Christ Superstar Posted: 02/13/08 #789 - I'm Disappointed Posted: 02/08/08 #788 - Super Tuesday Plus Two Posted: 02/07/08 #787 - Super Tuesday Plus One Posted: 02/06/08 #786 - Kermit and the Mail Posted: 02/01/08 #785 - Primary Disappointment Posted: 01/31/08 #784 - Gremlins Posted: 01/30/08 #783 - Nevada Posted: 01/19/08 #782 - Snapshots Posted: 01/17/08 #781 - Thoughts on Michigan's Primary Posted: 01/15/08 #780 - The Gawkers Posted: 01/11/08 #779 - Flood Alert Posted: 01/10/08 #778 - After New Hampshire Posted: 01/09/08 #777 - Good Times Posted: 01/07/08 #776 - Conservative vs. Liberal Posted: 01/06/08 #775 - Freezer Frenzy Posted: 01/05/08 #774 - Thoughts the Morning After Posted: 01/04/08 #773 - Politically Astute Posted: 01/02/08 #772 - Happy New Year Posted: 01/01/08 #771 - Unexpected Gift Posted: 12/20/07 #770 - Life, Updated Posted: 12/19/07 #769 - Home for the Holidays Posted: 12/17/07 #768 - Essay on Essays Posted: 12/05/07 #767 - Email Confirmation Posted: 12/03/07 #766 - Eight Lights Posted: 12/01/07 #765 - Change in Attitude Posted: 11/28/07 #764 - Customer Service Posted: 11/25/07 #763 - Thanksgiving Posted: 11/22/07 #762 - Colorado Posted: 11/21/07 #761 - Leaving Town Posted: 11/20/07 #760 - Final Shot Posted: 11/19/07 #759 - Football Recap Posted: 11/18/07 #758 - Game Day Posted: 11/17/07 #757 - The Breathing Will Come Posted: 11/16/07 #756 - Open Season Posted: 11/15/07 #755 - A Day with Friends Posted: 11/12/07 #754 - Splitting the Tick Posted: 11/11/07 #753 - Information in Print Posted: 11/10/07 #752 - Fall Preview Posted: 11/09/07 #751 - Bill O'Reilly Posted: 11/06/07 #750 - Piano Musings Posted: 11/02/07 #749 - Seriously Sirius Posted: 11/01/07 #748 - Trick or Treat Posted: 10/31/07 #747 - Dining Out Posted: 10/30/07 #746 - Funeral Musings Posted: 10/28/07 #745 - Old Women Revisited Posted: 10/27/07 #744 - Halloween Posted: 10/24/07 #743 - New Face Posted: 10/23/07 #742 - Presenting . . . Posted: 10/22/07 #741 - Things I Learned This Past Week Posted: 10/21/07 #740 - Church Supper Posted: 10/17/07 #739 - Motel Police Posted: 10/16/07 #738 - The Lincolns and I Posted: 10/15/07 #737 - Back from the Big Apple Posted: 10/10/07 #736 - New York Posted: 10/04/07 #735 - Re-Gifting Posted: 10/03/07 #734 - Heating vs. Cooking Posted: 10/01/07 #733 - Earl's New Recipe Posted: 09/30/07 #732 - Drivers Posted: 09/29/07 #731 - Fall Is Coming Posted: 09/27/07 #730 - They're Baaaack! Posted: 09/26/07 #729 - Central High Posted: 09/25/07 #728 - A Pressing Time Posted: 09/24/07 #727 - Car Salesmen Posted: 09/22/07 #726 - Car vs. Piano Posted: 09/20/07 #725 - New Car Update Posted: 09/19/07 #724 - The O'Reilly Factor Posted: 09/18/07 #723 - Idyllic Weekend Posted: 09/16/07 #722 - New Car Posted: 09/15/07 #721 - A Patriot Posted: 09/13/07 #720 - Thoughts on Blogging Posted: 09/12/07 #719 - Another Milestone Posted: 09/11/07 #718 - CURMUDGEON MONDAY - Football Fans Posted: 09/10/07 #717 - Stay or Go Posted: 09/09/07 #716 - Word of the Day Posted: 09/08/07 #715 - Cellphones Posted: 09/06/07 #714 - Summer's Over Posted: 09/05/07 #713 - We Won Posted: 09/04/07 #712 - CURMUDGEON MONDAY - To Be Quiet Posted: 09/03/07 #711 - Starbuck's Revisited Posted: 08/31/07 #710 - The Grand Slam Posted: 08/30/07 #709 - Fishing for Words Posted: 08/29/07 #708 - CURMUDGEON MONDAY - Muscle Bound Posted: 08/27/07 #707 - Gone Fishin' Posted: 08/17/07 #706 - www.gethuman.com Posted: 08/15/07 #705 - Noodling Posted: 08/14/07 #704 - Weeding Posted: 08/12/07 #703 - Vignette Posted: 08/11/07 #702 - La Leche League International Posted: 08/10/07 #701 - Today in History Posted: 08/08/07 #700 - Simpson Mania Posted: 08/06/07 #699 - Sirius Revisited Posted: 08/05/07 #698 - Chase Bank Is Very Sneaky Posted: 08/03/07 #697 - Memories Posted: 08/01/07 #696 - Gadgets Revisited Posted: 07/26/07 #695 - Jane Eyre Posted: 07/25/07 #694 - John McCain Posted: 07/24/07 #693 - Talk Grammar to Me Posted: 07/21/07 #692 - Five Easy Pieces Posted: 07/19/07 #691 - Ironing with Tom Posted: 07/18/07 #690 - Chocolate Decadence Posted: 07/17/07 #689 - My Body the Car Posted: 07/16/07 #688 - We Don't Butter Posted: 07/15/07 #687 - Technology Failure Posted: 07/11/07 #686 - Aging Posted: 07/10/07 #685 - Footsteps in the Carpet Posted: 07/09/07 #684 - The View Posted: 07/08/07 #683 - Uncle Dick Posted: 07/05/07 #682 - Mother Nature Posted: 06/29/07 #681 - Nathan's Hotdogs Posted: 06/28/07 #680 - Parting Memory Posted: 06/27/07 #679 - Singles in New York Posted: 06/19/07 #678 - Exercise Posted: 06/18/07 #677 - Father's Day Musings Posted: 06/17/07 #676 - Wrinkles Posted: 06/16/07 #675 - A Decade of Sunsets Posted: 06/14/07 #674 - You're Fired! Posted: 06/13/07 #673 - Time Constraints Posted: 06/12/07 #672 - Zeke's Posted: 06/03/07 #671 - Easy Posted: 05/31/07 #670 - Moving Again Posted: 05/30/07 #669 - Windows Posted: 05/21/07 #668 - Skillet Dinner Posted: 05/20/07 #667 - Carol Posted: 05/18/07 #666 - Porky the Squirrel Posted: 05/15/07 #665 - Mother's Day Gift Posted: 05/13/07 #664 - Don't Email Me, Please Posted: 05/11/07 #663 - Casually Elegant Posted: 05/10/07 #662 - Fishin' Posted: 05/09/07 #661 - More Than Mulch Involved Posted: 05/04/07 #660 - Mulch Posted: 05/03/07 #659 - Elvis and Earl Posted: 05/02/07 #658 - Not Just Maybe Posted: 05/01/07 #657 - Coming Soon Posted: 04/29/07 #656 - Friday Night Date Posted: 04/13/07 #655 - Duke and Rutgers Posted: 04/12/07 #654 - Anna and Don Posted: 04/11/07 #653 - Blogging Posted: 04/09/07 #652 - Libby and Technology Posted: 04/08/07 #651 - Birthday Approaching Posted: 04/07/07 #650 - Good Friday Posted: 04/06/07 #649 - Eric Posted: 04/04/07 #648 - Sarello's Revisited Posted: 03/31/07 #647 - Feeling Grey in Fargo Posted: 03/30/07 #646 - The Tease Posted: 03/26/07 #645 - Music Posted: 03/23/07 #644 - I've Been Out Posted: 03/22/07 #643 - Tax Time Posted: 03/20/07 #642 - The Ultimate Posted: 03/17/07 #641 - 677 Days to Go Posted: 03/16/07 #640 - Country Music Workout Posted: 03/12/07 #639 - To Sorbet or Not to Sorbet Posted: 03/10/07 #638 - The Best Unwords Posted: 03/07/07 #637 - Moments in Time Posted: 03/06/07 #636 - The Battle of the Hardware Stores Posted: 03/05/07 #635 - Beer Here Posted: 03/04/07 #634 - How to Speak Hair Posted: 03/01/07 #633 - Christmas and Oscar Posted: 02/25/07 #632 - Talk Show Hosts Posted: 02/21/07 #631 - Campaign Crazies Posted: 02/20/07 #630 - Y2K Meets DST 2007 Posted: 02/17/07 #629 - Impression Posted: 02/16/07 #628 - I Ate the Statue of Liberty Posted: 02/15/07 #627 - Lincoln Would Be Appalled Posted: 02/13/07 #626 - Missing Molly Posted: 02/12/07 #625 - Time Flies Posted: 02/11/07 #624 - Energy Posted: 02/04/07 #623 - Super Bowl XLI Posted: 02/03/07 #622 - Punxsutawney Phil Posted: 02/02/07 #621 - The Humble Knife Posted: 01/31/07 #620 - An Old-Fashioned Winter Posted: 01/30/07 #619 - Kodak Moments Posted: 01/25/07 #618 - Undecking the Halls Posted: 01/23/07 #617 - The Glass Castle Posted: 01/20/07 #616 - Back to Routine Posted: 01/18/07 #615 - Maybe I'm Back Posted: 01/17/07 #614 - Taking a Break (1 comment) Posted: 08/21/06 #613 - Ashley Posted: 08/17/06 #612 - Deck of Cards Posted: 08/16/06 #611 - Jet Lag Posted: 08/14/06 #610 - Road Trip Requirements Posted: 08/13/06 #609 - Champions Posted: 08/12/06 #608 - Time Posted: 08/11/06 #607 - Monticello Posted: 08/10/06 #606 - Horoscope Posted: 08/09/06 #605 - Fried Green Tomatoes Posted: 08/08/06 #604 - Road Trip Posted: 08/07/06 #603 - Hiroshima Day Posted: 08/06/06 #602 - Missing Posted: 08/05/06 #601 - Greeting Cards Posted: 08/04/06 #600 - Live till I Die Posted: 08/02/06 #599 - Junk Email Posted: 08/01/06 #598 - WD-40 Posted: 07/31/06 #597 - Frogs' Legs (1 comment) Posted: 07/30/06 #596 - Hot or Cold? Posted: 07/29/06 #595 - Conestoga Neon Posted: 07/27/06 #594 - Equipment Classes Posted: 07/26/06 #593 - A Wedding in December Posted: 07/24/06 #592 - The Silverhawks Posted: 07/23/06 #591 - The Mascot Hall of Fame Posted: 07/22/06 #590 - Pride (1 comment) Posted: 07/20/06 #589 - Green Beans (1 comment) Posted: 07/19/06 #588 - Good Old Days Posted: 07/18/06 #587 - Comcastic? Not! (1 comment) Posted: 07/17/06 #586 - Lost Connection Posted: 07/16/06 #585 - Thank You Notes Posted: 07/11/06 #584 - Jury Duty Posted: 07/10/06 #583 - Egg McNuthin' Posted: 07/09/06 #582 - Fourth of July Posted: 07/02/06 #581 - Gratified (2 comments) Posted: 06/30/06 #580 - EOM Posted: 06/30/06 #579 - Wildlife Posted: 06/29/06 #578 - Bingo Cards Are Back Posted: 06/28/06 #577 - Fifty Percent Posted: 06/27/06 #576 - Good Fortune Posted: 06/26/06 #575 - The Price of Limes Posted: 06/25/06 #574 - June 24 Posted: 06/24/06 #573 - Tractors Posted: 06/23/06 #572 - Happy Eighty-Eighth Posted: 06/21/06 #571 - Cooking Class Posted: 06/20/06 #570 - Angelina Posted: 06/19/06 #569 - Berrien Hills Golf Club Posted: 06/17/06 #568 - The Short of It Posted: 06/16/06 #567 - The Scent of Things Posted: 06/16/06 #566 - Buffalo Wings Posted: 06/15/06 #565 - Cemetery Sadness Posted: 06/14/06 #564 - Cemeteries Posted: 06/13/06 #563 - Upstate New York Posted: 06/12/06 #562 - Out of Range Posted: 06/06/06 #561 - Big Sexy Hair Posted: 06/03/06 #560 - Language 101 Posted: 06/01/06 #559 - Good and Bad Posted: 05/31/06 #558 - Gravy vs. Sauce Posted: 05/30/06 #557 - Memorial Day Posted: 05/29/06 #556 - Pastry Brush Posted: 05/28/06 #555 - The Scent of Lilacs Posted: 05/26/06 #554 - Piano Progress Posted: 05/26/06 #553 - Formal Attire Posted: 05/25/06 #552 - Kitchen Gadgets (1 comment) Posted: 05/23/06 #551 - Country (1 comment) Posted: 05/22/06 #550 - Hair Posted: 05/21/06 #549 - Smiling in the 21st Century Posted: 05/19/06 #548 - Cook's Illustrated Posted: 05/18/06 #547 - The Oyster Bar Posted: 05/17/06 #546 - NYC Can Drive You Crazy Posted: 05/16/06 #545 - Number One Posted: 05/15/06 #544 - Mother's Day Posted: 05/14/06 #543 - Timekeepers Posted: 05/09/06 #542 - Old Posted: 05/07/06 #541 - American Idol Posted: 05/06/06 #540 - Louis Posted: 05/05/06 #539 - Keep in Touch Posted: 05/04/06 #538 - Mulch as Metaphor Posted: 05/03/06 #537 - What Can I Tell You (1 comment) Posted: 05/01/06 #536 - Mulch Posted: 04/30/06 #535 - Clocks Posted: 04/27/06 #534 - Comedy of Air-ers Posted: 04/26/06 #533 - Chapstick® (1 comment) Posted: 04/25/06 #532 - Piano Etude (1 comment) Posted: 04/24/06 #531 - Irish Dancing (1 comment) Posted: 04/23/06 #530 - Backhanded Honor Posted: 04/22/06 #529 - Baseball Trivia (1 comment) Posted: 04/21/06 #528 - Ketchup Posted: 04/19/06 #527 - Perkiness Posted: 04/18/06 #526 - Easter Posted: 04/17/06 #525 - Sprung Posted: 04/15/06 #524 - Lincoln Posted: 04/13/06 #523 - Bird Bodyguards Posted: 04/13/06 #522 - The Three Hundred Pound Envelope Posted: 04/12/06 #521 - Aaarrrggghhh! Posted: 04/11/06 #520 - News Outlets Posted: 04/09/06 #519 - Clara Posted: 04/07/06 #518 - Perfect May Not Be Posted: 04/06/06 #517 - Exhaustion Posted: 04/06/06 #516 - Solution (1 comment) Posted: 04/04/06 #515 - Maps Posted: 04/04/06 #514 - Cancun Posted: 04/03/06 #513 - Heading Home Posted: 04/02/06 #512 - Forty-eight Hours Posted: 04/01/06 #511 - Spring Break Posted: 03/19/06 #510 - Deadlines Posted: 03/15/06 #509 - Berrien Hills Country Club Posted: 03/14/06 #508 - Free . . . often isn't! Posted: 03/12/06 #507 - Backroads Posted: 03/12/06 #506 - Yogi Deciphered Posted: 03/10/06 #505 - Pantry Pizzazz Posted: 03/08/06 #504 - Las Vegas: Recap Posted: 03/06/06 #503 - Las Vegas: Hoover Dam and Lake Mead Posted: 03/04/06 #502 - Las Vegas: Things Oriental Posted: 03/04/06 #501 - Las Vegas: Enroute Posted: 03/02/06 #500 - Las Vegas (1 comment) Posted: 03/02/06 #499 - Rosemary Posted: 03/01/06 #498 - Two for the Record Posted: 02/28/06 #497 - Obits Pix Posted: 02/27/06 #496 - El Rodeo Posted: 02/26/06 #495 - Ice Skating for Fun Posted: 02/25/06 #494 - Sayings Posted: 02/23/06 #493 - Port Purchase Posted: 02/23/06 #492 - Reader's Block Posted: 02/22/06 #491 - Stonehenge Posted: 02/21/06 #490 - Headlines Posted: 02/20/06 #489 - Winter Posted: 02/19/06 #488 - 10,000 Missing Posted: 02/18/06 #487 - Cross Training Posted: 02/17/06 #486 - Cartoon Politics Posted: 02/16/06 #485 - Cheney (1 comment) Posted: 02/15/06 #484 - Con Ed Posted: 02/14/06 #483 - Overscheduled Posted: 02/13/06 #482 - Class Act Posted: 02/12/06 #481 - Underwhelmed Posted: 02/11/06 #480 - Bush's Bad Day Posted: 02/10/06 #479 - Reader Interest Posted: 02/09/06 #478 - Recipes Posted: 02/06/06 #477 - Super Bowl Posted: 02/05/06 #476 - Suckered Posted: 02/04/06 #475 - Robbery Posted: 02/03/06 #474 - Contest Posted: 02/02/06 #473 - Broccoflower Posted: 02/01/06 #472 - Office Decor Posted: 01/31/06 #471 - Roots Posted: 01/30/06 #470 - Images Posted: 01/29/06 #469 - Doctor's Office, Part Two Posted: 01/28/06 #468 - Doctor\'s Office Posted: 01/26/06 #467 - Learning Curve Posted: 01/26/06 #466 - Vodka Posted: 01/25/06 #465 - Health Club Benefits Posted: 01/24/06 #464 - Ironing Posted: 01/22/06 #463 - Cruising Tips Posted: 01/20/06 #462 - Just Doing It (1 comment) Posted: 01/04/06 #461 - Disaster Posted: 01/04/06 #460 - Cellphones Posted: 01/03/06 #459 - Web Site Angst Posted: 01/02/06 #458 - Out with the Old Posted: 01/01/06 #457 - Final Blog Posted: 12/31/05 #456 - Winding Down Posted: 12/30/05 #455 - No Rocket Science Here Posted: 12/29/05 #454 - Changing Times Posted: 12/28/05 #453 - Final Preparations Posted: 12/23/05 #452 - Get A Life Posted: 12/21/05 #451 - Finally Finished Posted: 12/20/05 #450 - The Worst of 2005 Posted: 12/18/05 #449 - The Best of 2005 Posted: 12/17/05 #448 - Goodbye Starbucks (1 comment) Posted: 12/16/05 #447 - Joy Posted: 12/16/05 #446 - Security Issue Posted: 12/15/05 #445 - Gift Card Christmas Posted: 12/13/05 #444 - Tipping Policies Posted: 12/13/05 #443 - Fishing Posted: 12/11/05 #442 - Being Bilingual Posted: 12/10/05 #441 - Tanning Posted: 12/09/05 #440 - Toilet Paper Holders Posted: 12/07/05 #439 - Snow Posted: 12/07/05 #438 - Tree Time Posted: 12/05/05 #437 - Atkins Posted: 12/04/05 #436 - Stuff Posted: 12/04/05 #435 - Merry Christmas Posted: 12/03/05 #434 - Hibernation Posted: 12/02/05 #433 - Medicare Posted: 11/30/05 #432 - Coming in the Door Posted: 11/30/05 #431 - Reality Posted: 11/28/05 #430 - Home Again Posted: 11/27/05 #429 - Christmas Trees Posted: 11/26/05 #428 - Cousins Posted: 11/25/05 #427 - Thanksgiving Posted: 11/24/05 #426 - Travel Time Posted: 11/23/05 #425 - Party Time Posted: 11/22/05 #424 - Week Eight Posted: 11/21/05 #423 - Congressman Murtha Posted: 11/19/05 #422 - President Bush Posted: 11/17/05 #421 - Back Again Posted: 11/17/05 #420 - Exhaustion Posted: 11/16/05 #419 - CMA Awards Posted: 11/15/05 #418 - Judith Pearson Posted: 11/13/05 #417 - Proud Mom Posted: 11/13/05 #416 - Really Home Posted: 11/11/05 #415 - Grand Central Posted: 11/10/05 #414 - New York City Posted: 11/09/05 #413 - In Sight Posted: 11/08/05 #412 - Not Lost in New York Posted: 11/07/05 #411 - Lox Plate Posted: 11/06/05 #410 - Covers Posted: 11/04/05 #409 - Remodeling Posted: 11/03/05 #408 - Pantry Plans Posted: 11/02/05 #407 - Halloween Posted: 10/31/05 #406 - Pumpkins Posted: 10/30/05 #405 - Bonding Posted: 10/29/05 #404 - Harriet No More Posted: 10/28/05 #403 - Champions (1 comment) Posted: 10/26/05 #402 - White Sox Posted: 10/25/05 #401 - Autumn in the Slow Lane Posted: 10/24/05 #400 - Sunday Posted: 10/23/05 #399 - World Series? 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