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The Squeakmobile

August 12th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Morning Craziness - (6 Comments)

I slept with my camera on the bedside table last night, ready to capture my daily wake up at the ass crack of dawn.  (It came at 4:32 yesterday!) When I heard the squeakmobile coming down the street this morning, it got all lights, camera, ACTION! up in here.  Now I can show you exactly … Read more →

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A Chocolate Banana Cocktail Car Bomb

August 10th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Morning Craziness - (3 Comments)

This is the story of how an SUV in need of new shocks inspired a sweet, frosty post-ride treat today. Ready? Every day at approximately 4:55 AM, the squeakiest newspaper delivery vehicle this side of the Mississippi river squeaks down my street. It makes two or three unbelievably squeaky stops at the houses directly across … Read more →

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Brains for Breakfast

July 28th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Morning Craziness - (3 Comments)

I didn’t come up with this, but I wish I would have. Found it here. And a response. Oh great, now I’m hungry. (The real plate, in case you haven’t seen it.)

Low Bridge, Everybody Down

June 11th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Morning Craziness - (1 Comments)

I can’t decide if it’s more unfortunate or more amusing that I have the privilege of riding my bike on the Erie Canal path. I have decided that this post is a sign my sense of humor closely resembles that of a 12 year old boy.

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What Do Your Squirrels Eat for Breakfast?

June 3rd, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Morning Craziness - (1 Comments)

Mine eat sunbutter and jelly sandwich Ezekiel bread crusts out of my compost bucket. For about one second this made me consider planting marigolds on my back steps, but then next I foresaw coming downstairs one morning to find a squirrel sitting at my kitchen table drinking a cup of coffee with organic half and … Read more →

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Breakfast Cat Calls

November 22nd, 2010 | Posted by Alison Spath in Morning Craziness - (9 Comments)

We have two cats.  They’ve each had re-occurring guest appearances here before but what about what these cats eat? This is a food blog for crying out loud! Until recently, our cats subsisted on dry cat food alone.  About a thousand years ago we would give them canned cat food sometimes as a “treat” – … Read more →

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So Happy Together

July 10th, 2010 | Posted by Alison Spath in Morning Craziness - (15 Comments)

Barely 24 hours after publishing my review on Born to Run and remarking on the theory that the more expensive your running shoe, the more likely you are to incur an injury – a theory I think is right on the money no less – I ran out and spent $80 on running “shoes”. Vibram … Read more →

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Pushing Up Pansies

June 29th, 2010 | Posted by Alison Spath in Morning Craziness - (10 Comments)

Well, it’s that time of year. The time when I start hemming and hawing about what I’m going to train for this summer: the half marathon or the full marathon. Last year I considered running the full marathon again but then bailed mid summer. I instead opted for the half with the excuse that I’d … Read more →

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New House Firsts

January 23rd, 2010 | Posted by Alison Spath in Morning Craziness - (12 Comments)

So I’ve got a couple of note worthy new house “firsts” to mention today. 1. Run the recycling bin out the curb barefoot and in my too-thin-for-29-degrees pajamas at 7:35 AM Oh sure, I’ve done this plenty of times before at the old house, but yesterday was the first time I did this at our … Read more →

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Not Thanksgiving

December 19th, 2009 | Posted by Alison Spath in Morning Craziness - (18 Comments)

It’s not Thanksgiving, but that doesn’t mean I can’t give some thought to all the things I’m thankful for these days. I’m thankful for kids that are too big to fit down the laundry chute. I’m grateful that the little one who I worry COULD possibly fit down there played at the downstairs laundry chute … Read more →

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