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Archive for August, 2009

CWG Takes a Sabbatical

Posted in life on August 29, 2009 | 19 Comments »

An Open Letter to My Blogging Buddies and Lurking Readers:
First, I’d like to thank you for being a part of the fun we’ve had over the last 20 months here at Curly Wurly Gurly.  I love sharing my life with you and being a part of your lives through your blogs. 
I’ve been kicking around the [...]

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Special Delivery: What do YOU have delivered?

Posted in life, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 18, 2009 | 11 Comments »

As a kid, I thought my cousins were the luckiest (and most sophisticated) people on the planet.  Not only did they have a garage attached to their house AND shag carpeting–even in their kitchen–they had something even better!  Every two weeks they received a delivery from the Charles Chips man.  Yes, my cousins had huge tins [...]

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Here’s a Tip: I Detest Tip Jars

Posted in Food, humor, life, shopping, tagged , , , , , , on August 9, 2009 | 18 Comments »

I was reading the local paper (online) the other day and came across a short blip about a woman who swiped a tip jar from the counter of Delicious Orchards, the area’s toniest market.  Outside of the market is a grill and ice cream bar which is where the jar was located.  I’ve eaten at the grill a few [...]

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Open Letter To The Muzak Company

Posted in life, tagged , , , , , , on August 6, 2009 | 7 Comments »

Dear Muzak Company,
This morning found me sitting in a pastel-hued waiting room while my husband had his mouth ripped apart by his Black & Decker wielding oral surgeon.  To add insult to the financial injury (our oral surgeon drives a Bentley with a license plate that reads “Thanks, Husban-dito!“), I was unwittingly subjected to 83 minutes [...]

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The Dollar Parlor: Do You Shop the Dollar Stores?

Posted in family, life, shopping, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 4, 2009 | 9 Comments »

Looking back, I’d say that my sister’s love of dollar stores started in the early 1980s while we were on family vacations to Long Beach Island, NJ.  Located in the heart of the shopping district was a store that we both adored–The Dollar Parlor. We were kids and our allowance was meager, so The Dollar [...]

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