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FALSTAFF: I will not lend thee a penny.PISTOL: Why then the world's mine oyster / Which I with sword will open.from The Merry Wives Of Windsor by William Shakespeare In other words: "The world is your oyster." William Shakespeare sure knew a thing or two about language. Actually, he knew a thing or two about a… Continue reading A MultipotentiaLIFE: Oysters, Shakespeare, and a Variety of Jobs
"Close your mouth," my husband whispered to me as I sat in the passenger seat at the Dairy Queen drive-through window. The man taking our order stood patiently waiting. As I watched the chocolate sauce ooze down onto a vanilla cone, I got caught open-mouthed and nearly drooling. I was debating over a chocolate fudge… Continue reading Close Your Mouth
It's been about six years since I wrote my bucket list, and I'd like to share my progress (and lack thereof). I've simply copied it from a previous post below, with notes and additions in whatever color this and this is. (Clearly, they are not simply "red" and "orange," but I do not know their precise… Continue reading Six Years Later: Stacie’s Bucket List
I went by my grandparents' house yesterday. My grandma wasn't home (my grandpa passed away almost three years ago), but I drove around the pasture anyway. I spent a good hour over there. I don't know what I was searching for exactly. I made my way past the dying barn, just a bunch of rusted tin… Continue reading Home Sick and Tired
Bucket List Publications is an online magazine focused on living life to its fullest and making other people's dreams a reality. (You can read their blog here.) After reading some of their touching and inspiring lists, like Kelly Little's Before Someone Else Kicks the Bucket and Merrilee's Facing Life List, I decided to create one of my own. Here goes nothing. In no… Continue reading Stacie’s Wanna-Do-Before-I-Die List