Have you ever wondered who invented dessert? Or who was Brad Pitt's body double in Thelma and Louise? Or pondered why Paul McCartney decided to abandon all sense of musical taste and write the song "Wonderful Christmastime"? Well, all these answers and more can be found by visiting the hilarious blog, The Good Greatsby. If you've been searching …
It's November! This means I get the honor of spotlighting Nicole -- a warm, witty blogger and inventor of ridiculously clever comic strips she painstakingly crafts using mere scrap paper and scissors. Perhaps you've been living under a rock and haven't visited her popular blog, The Middlest Sister, where she details what it was like to grow up with four …
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How often do you come across a blogger who not only is a fantastic storyteller but sings and plays a mean guitar? Steve's blog, Brown Road Chronicles, is about country living, old houses, dirt roads, raising kids and a couple lively goats named Holly and Ella. I adore his writing style, which was highlighted on Freshly Pressed with the fantastic post, Old Barn Coat. …
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I first met Charles online years ago when he left a thoughtful comment on my blog about our mutual disdain for texting. I thought, who is this guy? He immediately struck me as sincere, intelligent and funny. Sure enough, so was his blog, Mostly Bright Ideas. Whether he's pondering the current lack of face-to-face social …
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One fine day a couple years ago, I stumbled upon a humor blog that was hipper than Mrs. Brady's polyester pant suit, cooler than Shrinky Dinks, and funnier than the fact there was a character on the sitcom Growing Pains named Boner. Angie, the self-described 'bratass' from the blog, Childhood Relived, put a humorous spin on 1970s and '80s pop culture using her …
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Sometimes you meet someone on WordPress and things immediately connect in a mystical way. You simply 'get' that person in ways you can't quite explain and a strong friendship is formed. Peg from the spectacularly entertaining blog, Peg-o-leg's Ramblings, is one of those people I am blessed to have met in my bloggy world. What was it about her? …
Today I woke up and realized, holy guacamole, it's May? But I still haven't cleaned up all the confetti and empty gin bottles from New Year's Day! Someone really ought to do something about this relentless passage of time because it's getting to be a huge buzzkill. But then I realized something else... It's Blogger …
Welcome again to a new feature where I showcase one blogger for the entire month! This is why I call it 'Blogger of the Month'. Crazy, huh? But first I beg them to fill out a juicy "Firsts and Lasts" questionnaire. Y'know...so I can slyly poke fun at them before I put them up on a pedestal. It helps me cope …
Welcome to a new feature where I showcase a blogger every month! It's super cool and totally unoriginal! Plus, Elyse really is the cat's meow--you'll love her, her writing and her blog. So go on over and be sure to check out her two, yes, TWO Freshly Pressed posts, both with the words "Hey Doc" in …
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