RMWMTMBM Archive

31 Days in Seuss, Day 5: My Hate

Here’s the next installment for 31 Days in Seuss. I’ll just say that I sure would appreciate some commentary, if only to let me know whether or not I should keep soldiering through this very difficult challenge. Is anyone reading this? Hello? Also, again, if you’re participating in this Challenge with me and Ideas Man,…

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31 Days in Seuss, Day 4: My Books

My entry for Day 4 in the 31 Days in Seuss challenge is a little late, but I’m posting yesterday’s and today’s now. This one was the hardest to rhyme so far. MY BOOKSIf you wanted an accurate glimpse of myselfStop by and survey the books on my shelfThey’re tattered and worn and filled with…

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31 Days in Seuss, Day 2: My Love

This 31 Days in Seuss Challenge is already harder than I thought it would be. But the good news is that there’s at least one other person who I know is doing it, so be sure to check out Ideas Man, PhD‘s blog. He’s got mad Seuss skills. I’m hoping that the more one tries…

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31 Days in Seuss: The Rules

Some of you have already written me to ask “what in the world is 31 Days in Seuss?!” Well, it’s like the 30 Day Song Challenge that I did last month (in June), only it’s done in verse, like Dr. Seuss. Each day, I will have to answer the Seuss prompt with as much cleverness,…

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31 Days in Seuss, Day 1: My Job

I’m beginning a new Challenge today, called 31 Days in Seuss. I’ll be taking some element of my life each day and describing it in verse like the children’s author Dr. Seuss. I have to admit that I’m not entirely confident I’m going to be able to do this for the whole month of July,…

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30 Day Song Challenge, Day 30: Your Favorite Song This Time Last Year

Today’s the last day of the 30 Day Song Challenge, and it’s been a lot of fun for me. That’s partly because I love music so much, and spending a whole month thinking about the different whys and wherefores that brought me to the songs that I love has indeed been a “challenge,” but a…

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30 Day Song Challenge, Day 29: A Song From Your Childhood

The television show that I loved the most as a child was a vaudeville-type show created by puppeteer Jim Henson called The Muppet Show. Some of my very best Muppet friends appeared on the show regularly: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzy Bear, The Swedish Chef, Rowlf the Dog, Statler and Waldorf (pictured left),…

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30 Day Song Challenge, Day 28: A Song That Makes You Feel Guilty

Funny enough, I was just thinking about “a song that makes me feel guilty” a few days ago, when I noticed that the ice cream trucks in my neighborhood were playing “Camptown Races” and a bunch of other tunes that seemed to be taken from Foghorn Leghorn‘s Greatest Hits. My selection for today is another…

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30 Day Song Challenge, Day 27: A Song You Wish You Could Play

Okay, so I actually can play the song that I’m selecting for today, but I play it badly. Despite my pretensions to the contrary yesterday, I’m not a very good guitar player. I never learned the scales, I don’t know anything about musical theory, and I can’t pick worth a damn. What I can do…

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30 Day Song Challenge, Day 26: A Song That You Can Play On An Instrument

Yesterday, I noted that I couldn’t believe I made it 25 days without picking a Johnny Cash song. Today, I can’t believe I made it 26 days without picking a Bob Dylan Song. Something must be wrong with this Challenge. Bob Dylan’s songs were the first songs I learned to play on the guitar. I…

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