Next literary craze: The Girl with the Vibrating Tattoo…. Okay. That could be all kinds of wrong.
Blogs and Articles in No Particular Order
Voting opens at noon today for Bond. James Bond. My nomination for Best Movie Character in this year’s March Movie Madness over at Clay Morgan’s. I very much appreciate your vote for 007. He’s saved our world countless times. Now, it’s our turn to rally for him. March Movie Madness Round 3
A New Release from International Best Selling Author Vicki Hinze writing as Kali Kaye. GIRL TALK: LETTERS BETWEEN FRIENDS
Romance author Roni Loren gives some great tips. Are You Hiding Behind a Wall on Your Blog?
My favorite ferret writer, Samuel Clemons, reminds us that happiness is a choice we must make every day. No Way, Sweetheart
Marilyn Hagerty, a lovely journalist from Grand Forks, North Dakota who wrote the viral review of The Olive Garden experienced the haute cuisine of New York City and posted some photos. I’ve been following her adventure closely, as I’m going to New York for my first real visit in July. Dinner Photos: Le Bernardin
From Dr. Rita Hancock, a pain management specialist writing for Redwood’s Medical Edge. Ten Myths About Drug Addiction Part 1
The rundown on Nip/Tuck from TV Maven Tiffany White. A Little Nip Here, a Little Tuck There
Someone mailed $70k worth of marijuana to “Karen Wright” at St. Martin’s Press, but there is no Karen Wright who works there. St. Martin’s Press Marijuana Mystery
I love this blog from Callene Rapp. Full Metal Jousting. Sign me up! To watch, anyway. It’s on the History Channel.
You’ve probably been hearing about “pink slime” in the news lately. That’s the ammonia washed industrial bort of beef that gets added into some hamburger that’s sold in stores. Myndi Shafer forwarded this list of who sells it, and who doesn’t. Where to Get ‘Pink Slime’-Free Beef
Gene Lempp always fascinates with his Designing from Bones series. This week, he discusses an ancient stone map found in the Russian outback. Map of the Creator
Jenny Hansen hosts awesome writing instructor Margie Lawson this week. Writing 50,000 Inimitable Smiles by Margie Lawson
Is there a dog that’s a perfect fit for you? August McLaughlin asks, Which Pooch are You?
Some of you folks are going to love this. A Cupcake ATM. Really.
Would you get a vibrating tattoo? Care to tell us where and what it would be? Remember, please. This is a PG-13 blog.
All the best to all of you for enjoying your phone calls.
Piper Bayard–The Pale Writer of the Apocalypse
I am soooo not getting a vibrating tattoo LOL!! Love the link line up.
And soooooo want a cupcake ATM near me!!
Lol. I knew you’d be all over those tattoos, Natalie. Or they’d be all over you.
Two comments: the pink slime involves, in part, my kids’ school district (snickering–I pack their lunches); and (rummaging through brain for other comment . . .) oh! I was the real addressee on the marijuana lol. That is one of my alters. I have a lot of them.
Lol. Nice try, El. Do you know how many people have lined up for that one?
Dam* it! LOL.
Can’t see myself getting a regular tatoo never mind a vibrating one. Anyway I’m at the point if something needs being commemorated I’ll write it down. And, I don’t want to be the guy at the beach with everybody pointing and saying “EEEYU that guys got a house cat tatooed on his back.
Lol. And I’ve noticed that few tattoos age well. That house cat could turn into Garfield over time.
Okay, the cupcake idea is fine but vibrating tat’s? Um, no, although my wife’s statement was fun: Oh, I’m sure THAT won’t cause cancer. Thanks for the linkage, Piper
Lol. Your wife has a great point. The cell phone/cancer debate is still going on. I wonder if the same issue will come up with these tats.
This is a PG-13 blog? Sigh.
You’ll just have to guess what I was going to comment then…
Lol. I’ll put that one with the vegetable comment that wasn’t made a couple of weeks ago.
I can’t handle the thought of getting a tattoo, much less one that vibrates. Plus, UNPLUG, PEOPLE! Do we really have to make sure we don’t miss a single text or phone call by having our skin shimmy every time one comes through?
Love this post every week! Always something to make me smile; blog posts I need to visit; and proof that indeed THE END IS NEAR.
I’m with you, Julie. I don’t even use my cell phone if I can help it. I certainly wouldn’t want my body vibrating when someone calls. I can shimmy for myself, thank you. So glad you enjoy the post.
The vibrating tattoo is also all kinds of FUNNY! Your End is Near posts are always a treat, Piper. Thanks so much for the mention! Thanks also for reminding me about Samuel’s blog. Off to check out that Olive Garden post.
So glad you like them, August.
Good to see you.
Congrats on moving forward in MMM2, Piper! A well-deserved victory. Bonds is da bomb.
Call me an old fart, but I’ve never understood why people want indelible ink etched into their epidermises. *shrugs* I know – lots of my friends have them, along with several great-nieces. I don’t judge them – just don’t understand.
I’m so not getting a tattoo…vibrating or otherwise. I’m not into the permanence of it. Oh, and Bond definitely has my vote.
IF I were to get a tattoo, it would be in the spots where my big toenails should be, and it would not vibrate.
Words of wisdom: Never take an unknown podiatrist’s LAST appointment on the LAST work day of the year. Especially if you walk in to find them already drinking the bubbly. My ingrown toenail problem disappeared. As did my big toenails. Forever.
Oh. TMI? Off to pester someone else then. Great mash up, Piper!
Sounds like the sort of doc malpractice suits were made for. Glad he wasn’t going for your gall bladder. Good to see you, Gloria.
Hi Piper
I’ve wracked my small and simple brain and can’t come up with a reasonable PG13 response to the tattoo question. SInce I’ve managed to avoid them this far (and I’ve got plenty of blank patches in my memory in all sorts of navy filled towns where they could have occurred), I’m going to vote for never having one.
Bond definitely gets my vote. The plots maybe predictable, but the guy has character (even though it’s unbelievable) and, of course, he gets to drive cars that make me wonder how much I’d get for a kidney.
Cheers!
Thanks for voting Bond, Nigel.
I’m with you about not having a tattoo, but mostly because they would be easily identified marks. I just think that way. Good to see you.
No thank you for the vibrating tattoo, but yes please on the Sprinkles cupcake ATM.
Isn’t that awesome? Definitely one of the times technology makes the world better.
A cupcake ATM?!?!? My entire world changes with the possibilities. Good luck in Round 3 of MMM!
Now we need a bacon ATM.
Good to see you, Clay. Thanks for the support.
You. Have. Got. To. Be. Joking.
I` m all for vibrating tattoos depending on the placement.
And as for the dog, these days I`d be an aging Shar Pei.
Bring on the cupcakes.
Great list! A vibrating tattoo?!?! Really!?
Oh, and good to know who sells slime-free beef. I can’t bear to think if I ever had any. As much as we cook with ground beef though, I’m sure I have. Ugh!
I know. I can’t stand to think of that slime, either. I was definitely glad to find this list. Good to see you, Ingrid.
Love the cupcake ATM!!! Vibrating tattoo- is scary!!!
I’m with you, Alica. Yes to cupcakes, and no to tattoos.
My daughter has the best tattoo in the universe. Between her shoulder blades, in “olde worlde” type lettering she has “Omnibus dubitandum est”, which means “everything is to be doubted.” But it doesn’t vibrate
I voted for James Bond OF COURSE!! And in my mind I also left you a comment thanking you for linking to Margie’s amazing post! I don’t see it here though…OY!
Thank you, Piper! You’re the best.
You rock, Jenny!
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