Betsy Whitt

The thoughts and progress of a writer - and anything else that seems interesting.

freerice.com

This is very cool, folks.  
There’s a website called FreeRice, and in exchange for improving your vocabulary, you can donate free rice through the UN to fight world hunger. There’s no registration or password needed. For every word you define correctly, 20 grains of rice are donated - I just spent 15 minutes […]

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D’oh

I just realized I forgot to bring anything to eat for lunch today.   
Stinky stinky.

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I Can’t Think of a Clever Title

Maybe it’s because all my brainpower has been directed towards making progress through the drift of things that need to get done before I leave for the weekend.  Maybe all the other clever and semi-clever subject lines have all been flukes.  The world may never know.   
So far this week, I’ve edited three theology papers […]

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I Must Have a Knack…

How is it that I manage to superload one week out of almost every month with everything I need to do?  Furthermore, how do I fail to recognize those weeks before I’m already inside one?  
I must have a gift. Or, well… something. Maybe it’s payback for not doing much of anything last […]

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Shiloh Tail-Chaser

I promise I’m writing today.  No really, I am.  I’m writing about Lydia and Damien trying to move (but not kill) an 80-pound purple porcupine that shoots poisoned quills at anything it thinks is a threat.  It’s great.   Also, I have this really adorable footage of Shiloh chasing her tail, which she tends to do […]

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Delinquent Again

Yep, I’m a horrible blogging person.  I admit it.  Knowing is half the battle, right?   
Things have been busy. The puppy is still amazingly cute. She likes to sleep on our shoes whenever possible. She doesn’t chew them… just naps on them. If anyone expresses interest, I’ll post pictures.
Happy […]

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Thanks to Our Vets

I’d like to extend my thanks to all those who serve and have served in the armed forces.  I may not agree with the government on all points, but the individuals who serve our country deserve a great deal more than simple respect.  My servicemen, past and present:

Bernard H. Wright, Sr. - US Navy
Lyman C. […]

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Shiloh Photos

Since I’m sure you don’t want me to post all the puppy pictures we take, I’ll just give you a link to our flickr photoset so you can check them as often as you please.  Here’s the link: Shiloh!
But just for good measure, here’s one more:   

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Two Things

First of all, when you’re wondering where your measuring spoons have gone, and you haven’t seen them for a few days, always check the garbage disposal before you run it.  If you don’t, this is what will happen:

Second, when you get a puppy, please be sure it’s at least as cute as ours:
 
Her name is […]

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The Good, The Bad, and The… well, I guess there’s only good and bad.

The Bad:  I’ve written 151 words this week.  This is not the best start to NaNoWriMo.
The Better: I’m going to a write-in tonight, where I will (hopefully) happily spin out thousands of carefree words.  
The Best: The only real condolence for this sad state of writing affairs is that the house and office actually look […]

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