ddarnell.bsky.social
WV native (Let's Go Mountaineers) now in VA. Beginning knitter.
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No one needs to know the water in your water bottle is 1/3 vodka.
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The exception to due process everyone supports.
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My mother firmly believes homilies must be no longer than 5 minutes and the entire Mass needs to be under an hour and she leaves right after Communion anyway.
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Isabella Boylston later wisely married a finance guy - lesson learned there.
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Has it never closed in the front, or is this a "I have eaten a lot of comfort food over the last four months" issue?
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Three great-uncles (Army, Navy, Coast Guard) served during WW2 - sons of Italian immigrants (great-uncle in the Army actually ended up in the Italian campaign).
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You can sell them from the back of your trunk at your local Walmart.
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Best part of that season is that the action kicks off because two Polish guys are competing to give the biggest donation to their local Catholic church.
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Born on the 8th of July
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It would be funny if all of the spectators showed up with Pride flags and turned it into a giant party for Pride month.
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Agree 1000%. That scene needs driving momentum and a big rush to the end of the act, and instead it just kind of peters out.
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The annual viewings of The Sound of Music and the Wizard of Oz on network TV . . .
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Wait, Javier Bardem can't drive? That's a wild new thing I learned today.
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I haven't watched that movie in a while. Did she explain bonds? Because I keep seeing articles about bonds and it appears something bad is happening to them. Maybe.
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Caveat that I haven't tried these 2 restaurants in Alexandria yet, but they have both been described to me as old-school Italian-American: Aldo's Italian Kitchen and Fratelli's.
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Choking hazard for toddlers.
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The entrance doors to church were in steady use during the first 20 minutes of Mass today. Better late than never, right?
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Kennedy Center still has a land acknowledgement on its website (I'm guessing not for long) and I have heard it in pre-show announcements. www.kennedy-center.org/our-story/#:....
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Kasia potato & cheese pierogies, Kirkland thick-sliced bacon
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"All graphic novels" - has this person read any graphic novels?
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Smitten Kitchen's black bean soup. smittenkitchen.com/2010/01/blac...
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Balian Springs looks beautiful but also like a completely different vibe. I think I'll try Spa World and King Spa (but no photos will see the light of day).
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Oh, how was it? I was just thinking how much I need a hammam experience.
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The best road trip album.
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Any shenanigans? I am very fond of shenanigans.
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There's the alphabet challenge. bsky.app/hashtag/Alph...
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Yes, please.
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Also prayers for the person who gets to administer Bjorn's daily medication.
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You can access Employee Express from any computer with a login.gov ID - now is a good time to get that set up if you haven't already done so.
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And Bitter Southerner, which is quarterly.
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Oh, also Foreign Service Journal.
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Saveur, Sports Illustrated (a shadow of what it used to be), Smithsonian, Milk Street Kitchen, and I take the New Yorkers a neighbor leaves in the recycling room.
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Team Emma.
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Martinsburg WV - only 75 miles from DC so all the VIPs from the capital would evacuate in our direction so we were obviously on the hit list.
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Afternoon, flop, pumpkin cheesecake not pie.
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Roasted in a hot oven in maple-mustard glaze - perfection.
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Opportunity seized.
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Article isn't entirely correct. Employers must provide housing and pay the visa application fee.
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A trail of Reese's peanut butter cups.
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How beautiful - thank you for sharing it.
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She wrote Heartburn based on that marriage - both the book and the movie (with Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson) are good to check out.
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Muppet Christmas Carol. Doesn't matter the time of year.
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I vote bear. 🐻
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Another question - would she lose the scholarship permanently, or could she get it back if she pulls her grades up?
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Nothing says love like giving your mom a heart attack and a giant mess all in one.
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Paralegal. ESL. Supply chain management.
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North West Virginia