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28 Thursday May 2009

Posted by Jane Bretl in something important, I'm sure, Writing

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blogging, clown shoes, pre-wash cycle, scaredy-pants

Yesterday was a milestone day for me — this blog zoomed right past the 5,000 hit mark!  I am very grateful that so many people stop by (either accidentally or on purpose) to read my little stories.  I suspect my sister may account for about 1,000 of the blog visits, as she is and has always been my biggest fan and most loyal supporter of my every endeavor.  Maybe other readers are drawn into the whole dog/cat dichotomy.  It’s hard to tell.  Either way, it is much, much, much more fun with readers and comments, so keep those cyber cards and letters coming!

One amusing aspect of the wordpress blog statistics is the list I receive of search engine terms that landed people onto jane, candid.  People type interesting things into their google-type search engine of choice, and as you know, you never know what will come up in any given search.  Here is how some people found this site just today:

noo Gilligan’s Island

clown shoes

iris and her girlfriend carry

kids swimwear 2009

nicest way to say “scaredy pants”

I imagine all these folks were surprised to land here, since other than clown shoes and scaredy-pants, I don’t think I ever mentioned those other topics of interest, and my posts likely did not answer their burning questions.  More surprised are the many people who search “pre-wash cycle” in the sincere hope of technical dishwasher advice, and instead find photos of my dog licking off the dirty dishes while the cat watches in disgust.  Googlers, beware.

I love doing this blog and I hope the stories can keep you entertained for 5,000 more visits. (That’s cumulative, I don’t expect any of you to come back 5,000 more times.  Except maybe my dear, much-loved sister.)

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the pre-wash cycle

19 Thursday Mar 2009

Posted by Jane Bretl in get along like cats and dogs, Motherhood

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dog, pre-wash cycle

There is an ongoing debate in my household about the “best” way to load the dishwasher.  I just put the dishes in.  Apparently that is not exactly right.  Apparently it is very important to stack them using a very complex logarithm that maximizes the mean number of individual dishes that can be wedged into every nook and corner.  It does not seem to matter much to this particular member of my household (who shall remain nameless) that the dishes do not get as clean when there are 537 of them in a single load.  I end up putting them through the dishwasher again a second time when this unnamed person leaves the house.

I think the dishes come out bright spanky super-clean when I load the dishwasher the “not as right” way.  Especially when I use the pre-wash cycle.

Before activating pre-wash, be sure to check the back of the dishwasher for something scary:

check the back for something scary

Activate pre-wash. (Note the cat looks disgusted about the whole spectacle.)

prewash

Handy tip: the pre-wash is also self-cleaning. (Even the top of the nose.)

selfcleaning

Note To Self:  set the real sanitize button after every pre-wash.

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In 2009, I started this blog to share my sometimes thoughtful, sometimes funny, occasionally irreverent thoughts on motherhood, writing for publication and myriad creatures that got along as cats and dogs.

One day, I felt like stepping away from living out loud for awhile. Eh, life happens.

Fast forward five years -- I'll gloss over the details for now -- save to say that lucky for me an unexpected detour has provided some new material.

So here I am, standing at the corner. I've been here before, wondering which way to go. This time I choose living.

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