spryte

Well hi there and nice ta meetcha!

At least that's how spryte would greet you.

Spryte is the child of my imagination, created during my IRC days. Sort of my alter-ego, you could say. Imagine a small disheveled creature with the tenacity of a pit bull, the vocabulary of a scrabble addict...add some caffeine and then stand back!

Children of family and friends were the source of my inspiration when giving spryte a personality. She fidgets, she climbs up on to things, often speaks her mind without the social qualms that fetter adults, and I find her to be refreshing as hell.

Beware the pockets of her dress, for they are deep and filled with many interesting objects...including her pet squirrel, Fluffy, who's been deceased for some time.

In comparison...I'm rather dull. :)

In the Spotlight

Taming The Dragon

The most recent Christmas present from my husband has been sitting on a shelf on my desk for six months. A couple of days ago, I took it down, blew the dust off of it and decided to take a good look at it. I remember the moment that I asked for...

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  Contemporary Humor

  How to Tag & Bag Any Man Using Astrology

  13 years ago

  Astrology, is it a science or a bunch of hogwash? Perhaps you see it as just a vicarious thrill and there's no harm in reading your own horoscope on a daily basis. For me, astrology has always been somewhat of a hobby. My shelves are lined with...

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  Hamsters

  How NOT to euthanize a hamster

  16 years ago

  Once upon a time, in my youth, I had two hamsters...Tarzan and Jane. Both were male, fortunately, otherwise I might have ended up with a lot more hamsters. Things were good for a couple of years. One day, I noticed that Jane, my tiny little...

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  How to Call in Sick to Work: The Best (and Worst) Excuses

  2 years ago

  At some point, we've probably all called in sick to work under false pretenses. Let's go through some good, bad, and iffy excuses for missing work!

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  The Butt Bandit of Valentine, Nebraska

  16 years ago

  Some news stories are just too good to pass up... Our story takes place in the city of Valentine, Nebraska...two square miles in area with a population of roughly 2600 people, give or take. This city is famous for such things as: Nicknamed...

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  Mudpuppy Hunting

  7 years ago

  Definitely looks like the product of a nuclear waste spill, doesn't it? When I was growing up, nothing was more fun than catching critters and keeping them as pets. There was a lot of fun to be had collecting ants and putting them in a jar...

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  Maginel's Mother - My Memories of Anne Baxter

  16 years ago

  My college room-mate lost her mother shortly before Christmas in 1985. I remember the tearful phone call asking if I'd seen the news, requesting that I not talk to any media...and then begging me to come to her mother's home in Connecticut because...

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  It's Hard to Be a Tall Woman In a Small World

  6 years ago

  I know you've been there...especially the ladies. You enter a public restroom and notice that the handicap stall is vacant. You look left...you look right...not a handicapped soul in sight, so you scamper quickly into the luxurious accommodations...