Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Feb 6, 2012, 11:59 am
I’m not a very political person. But my friend, Joe Political Extremist Guy, is and it can be overwhelming at times. So much hyperbole. So much anger. So much threatening to leave the country because anybody in power not aligned with his whichever-wing political views is bringing this nation down....
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Feb 3, 2012, 11:29 am
I have no story for the following three goat pictures, only that someone named Lori sent them in with no words about them (or her. or anything.), so here are some no-name no-place goats for you to enjoy! These could be 2013 Calendar Contenders!     Which one is your favorite?   Goats in the...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Jan 30, 2012, 11:36 am
Sacramento’s downtown streets go from A to Z and one of them… is R. Oddly, it lies between Q and S Streets. R Street used to have a bunch of historic stuff, like back in the 1800s or something, including a railroad track that ran down it. Sometime during the 21st century, R Street went out and ...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Jan 27, 2012, 2:09 pm
Hi Kids! Just a quick update to let you know that my book, Sticky Readers, is now available on the Nook and iBook and Kobo and God knows what else in ebook formats (in addition to the already available Kindle). Also? I Am an Auteur! That’s right – Sticky Readers has spread across the globe. I...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Jan 22, 2012, 5:07 pm
... ? Anyway, yesterday’s storm break (the one that followed nearly five ... Sacramento Baconfest of 2012. Outside the Magpie Cafe on R Street ... proclaimed I was going to the late breakfast on Saturday at ... looked like this: *sad trombone* The frittatas were nowhere to be ... , bacon-e...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Jan 21, 2012, 2:37 pm
My husband’s colleague’s wife’s friend’s goat had babies recently and this picture managed to find its way to me by getting forwarded through all those people. And that’s how networking works. Eleven more people in that chain, and this goat picture would have been technically “viral”. ...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Jan 16, 2012, 2:41 pm
Do you have this crazy notion in your town? The one where the sign tells you that you have to park BACKWARDS???? Yeah, that’s right. You must park backwards. Er, excuse me… “back-in only angled parking”. Who ever heard of such a thing? Nevertheless, I followed the stupid sign. Although, y...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Jan 9, 2012, 3:35 pm
I’ve been living with this refrigerator for five or six years now and apparently, you’re supposed to change the water filter every six months–who knew? They must have smelled it from Whirlpool Headquarters because they sent me a new filter, practically forcing it on me, begging me to do my fr...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Dec 31, 2011, 8:21 pm
You know you’ve branded your blog well when people give you certain things for Christmas. Look what I got from my brother: This billy goat in a thong is named Griswald and his first item of business as a self-proclaimed psychic is to announce his predictions for 2012. You know, kinda like that o...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Dec 26, 2011, 9:08 pm
I asked my new personal assistant, Siri, how many woodchucks would chuck wood. That is, if woodchucks could chuck wood. Do you know what she said? But that’s not why I called you here today. A few weeks ago I’m sitting at a red light in a suburb north of Los Angeles where John Denver and I are...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Dec 18, 2011, 8:57 pm
Suebob of Red Stapler was at a bazaar when she stumbled on this goat finger puppet:   The next thing you know, it’s sitting in my mailbox. Thanks, Sue! I think I’ll name him (her?) Thredmeister. Meanwhile, have you ever heard of the blog called Goat Rodeo? One of their latest items shows the...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Dec 15, 2011, 12:30 pm
Just because you’ve been so nice this year, The Print Center and NGIP are giving away a hoodie that looks a little bit like this: Eat spaghetti while wearing this hoodie at your own risk! Bet you don’t know what The Print Center does. That’s right, they print things! What are you, psychic? ...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Dec 12, 2011, 2:14 pm
Dear Kraft, Hey buddy, how’s it going? Listen, I don’t pretend to know why you do the things you do and why you don’t do the things you don’t do, but I have a favor to ask. It’s about your Macaroni and Cheese, or as the Canadians call it, Kraft Dinner. First let me say that your macaroni...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Dec 5, 2011, 1:55 pm
Since I haven’t learned how to pull into a parking spot properly yet, I allowed a curb to take a bite out of my tire and therefore found myself waiting in the automobile doctor’s office the next day debating whether or not to partake in the free doughnuts to alleviate my anxiety about replacing ...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Nov 28, 2011, 12:30 pm
So the male half of my marriage and I are down for the count, horking and sneezing and blowing and hacking and honking. We’re all congesty-like. Since I’m the one who most resembles that of a warm-bodied breathing human, it was my job to crawl out of the house to get drugs. Specifically, our de...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Nov 26, 2011, 10:34 pm
Hang ten! Or is it four? (Thanks RuEtta & Melody!) And speaking of surfing goats, the Surfing Goat Dairy on Maui is selling goat-themed gift baskets. Here’s one of them: This one includes: Three books-”The Goat of Many Colors,” “The Grumpy Goat” (with stickers), and “Three Billy Goat...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Nov 23, 2011, 11:15 am
Hey, when was the last time you found a plutonium nugget in your ferret’s food dish? OMG – me too! But anyway, I am totally pee-my-pants excited to show off my new custom-made Nanny Goats in Panties Sterling Silver necklace. I know! My original idea was to have a simple Twitter handle neckl...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Oct 31, 2011, 5:00 pm
I do not like vegetables, Sam I am. I will not eat them in a car. I will not eat them in a bar. Not in a boat. Or in a Maresy Dote. (or a Dosey Dote, for that matter) So whenever I hear that someone is a vegetarian, or worse! – a VEGAN (ack!), I can’t relate. How can you not want the juicy ...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Oct 24, 2011, 1:49 pm
Hello, and welcome to another edition of How To Clean Your Stove with Minimal Fire Damage. I will be your server and domestic engineer this evening as we review the incredibly super-exciting cleaning product, Affresh Cooktop cleaner. First of all, let me just say that I’m a bit of a neat freak. W...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Oct 22, 2011, 11:30 am
Huzza! Huzza! At last, it has arrived! The Nanny Goats in Panties 2012 Goat Calendar. And they’re much cheaper this year because I went through Costco instead of Zazzle. For the U.S. it’s $12.99 per calendar which includes shipping. For international (yes all you foreigners can get a calendar ...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Oct 20, 2011, 11:30 am
Episode 248: Dancing with Hamsters Good evening. And welcome to yet another installment of As The World Ends, a multi-part series spanning the eons where we follow the adventures of various protagonists in their preparation for the End of Days. We last left our heroine, Garibaldina, on May 21, 201...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Oct 17, 2011, 3:05 pm
I recently joined a local photography group here in Sacramento because they have regular outings and I’m really bored with nothing to do. And Facebook and Twitter and blogging and Words with Friends and book promoting and socializing and traveling and general housewifing just don’t keep me busy ...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Oct 11, 2011, 6:39 pm
Look, I don’t know what it is about my presence at TV stations and seemingly coincidental alien abductions of the entire crew, but there I was, yakking it up with David Letterman in the green room of the Ed Sullivan Theater and all of a sudden, he and everyone else just… disappeared. The Green ...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Oct 4, 2011, 9:08 pm
So yesterday, I dropped five bucks in the toilet. After I peed and before I flushed. Accidentally, of course. Not as an experiment or anything. It took a dive from out of my back pocket somehow and didn’t write a suicide note, so I figured it didn’t have some death-by-drowning-in-pee wish. An...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Oct 2, 2011, 11:50 am
Hello, and welcome to Goat Thing of the Day, a weekly series that teaches, preaches and slimy leeches. Today we bring you a local photo from Photog Susan Maxwell Skinner who took this while at Carmichael’s Annual Founders Day celebration. Meet pygmy goat, Pooty. Goat Video: Stiffy Goat If you�...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Sep 28, 2011, 2:18 pm
When’s the last time your boobs announced themselves as you entered a room? You too, gals. I’m here to tell you that when I walk into a room, heads turn. I attract attention, yo. And it’s all because of my new Barely There No Slip Fit® bra. Unfortunately, it is less because of the way I lo...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Sep 25, 2011, 1:39 pm
In case you missed the national news last week, I was in New York City and I had the dubious honor of hob-nobbing with several bloggers. Primarily because I hunted them down like the stalker that I am and browbeat them all until they submitted to seeing me. So tell me how many of these you know, ha...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Sep 24, 2011, 1:00 pm
Hello, and welcome to Goat Thing of the Day, a weekly series that penetrates, denigrates and Watergates. Goat Calendar 2012: A Sneak Peek The NGIP Goat Calendar for 2012 is almost ready. Here’s a sneak peek at February featuring a photo from Sue Weaver of Dreamgoat Annie: The good news? They wi...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Sep 21, 2011, 3:55 pm
I guess I was two or three days late being all significant and stuff, visiting the 9/11 Memorial on its 10th anniversary because I didn’t go until Sept 14. Not that I was allowed in on Sept 11 anyway. The way I heard it, pretty much nobody was. But if you want a sneak peek and a couple of helpful...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Sep 19, 2011, 9:26 am
Mildred Yelling went missing last Friday while on vacation in New York City. Her travel companion, Margaret Andrews, claims she lost Yelling in a bar near Times Square. “I can’t believe in a town with, like, lots of people, that no one knows where Millie is. It’s not like I lost my cell phone...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Sep 12, 2011, 8:54 am
The good thing about having lost weight as I’ve gotten older, is that I’ve lost weight. The bad thing is that I’ve gotten older. What’s that saying? Every time one door opens some troll pokes you in the eye with a sharp stick. Or something like that. This week I’m in New York reporting t...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Sep 9, 2011, 12:45 pm
We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you one last-ditch attempt at groveling for votes. If today is Friday, then would you please take one second and CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR ME? Today is the last day to vote. If you already voted for me before, you can do it again, but today is ...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Sep 5, 2011, 12:45 pm
Ever notice how the only times this world seems to be going to Hell in a hand basket is when we’re breathing? So I’ve decided to go halfway and stop exhaling, just to see how it goes. But that’s not really why I called you here (although I do plan to start an awareness campaign about that br...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Aug 29, 2011, 11:24 am
I know Sacramento, or Cap City, as we cool cats call it, is trying to be all trendy and groovy and whatnot, but I wonder if anybody is overdoing it. Take for example, Capitol Garage. According to several websites, they are “Sacramento’s first and only Super-Micro-Supper-Club”. Whatever THAT...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Aug 28, 2011, 1:14 pm
Hi, this is Margaret. Gawd, I hate answering machines. … Well, the reason I’m calling is to let you know that my boss at Carmichael Patch nominated me for CBS Sacramento’s Most Valuable Blogger Awards for 2011. (Thanks, Victor!) I’m listed in the category called “Everything Else”. ...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Aug 26, 2011, 2:24 pm
Hello, and welcome to Goat Thing of the Day, a weekly series that tosses, crosses and spaghetti sauces. A Goat Game! Have you ever heard of the Goat Game? It’s one of those juxtapositional things that sounds like something for kids, but it’s meant for adults who have a history of bad relation...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Aug 22, 2011, 1:29 pm
I don’t know what I’ve done to attract Brazil’s attention, but they are talking about me. And to me. In Portuguese. But since I don’t speak Portuguese (or listen to it very well, or read it very well for that matter) I didn’t know if they were singing my praises, or putting a call out for...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Aug 18, 2011, 2:35 pm
I got up at O-dark-thirty yesterday to be a part of a blogger panel session at News10, setting 3 different alarm clocks because I am that afraid of not being able to wake up any more before 10am. And then I drink too much coffee because I think I’m too tired to be up at such an hour and I get all...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Aug 15, 2011, 11:30 am
I used to shop the bulk food aisle at the grocery store until last week when a woman standing right next to me grabbed the almonds from her bag on the scale and threw them back into the bin. With her bare hands. Twice. Aren’t you supposed to pull those kinds of inconsiderate stunts when no one is...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Aug 11, 2011, 4:17 pm
In an unprecedented move Thursday, virtually every country will file for bankruptcy. “I say just walk away from it all. Start over,” said World Congressman Wee. R. Greedy. photo courtesy of Andres Rueda Officials have long argued that governments should be run like a household. “We try to...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Aug 9, 2011, 11:30 am
We interrupt your regularly scheduling programming to bring you a late-breaking special edition of Goat Thing of the Day. You know goats have become popular when people start STEALING them. The Surfing Goat Dairy Farm on Maui is one of my favorite places to visit whenever I find myself on the isla...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Aug 6, 2011, 6:31 pm
For the cold goat in your life, it’s goat sweaters! On sale now for $20 at Saxony Farms. More sweater pics from their Facebook page. Thank you, Amy! Goats Exploitation in Funny Sketches If you haven’t seen Mark Malkoff’s Apple Store Challenge, it is not only funny, but also goaty.
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Aug 1, 2011, 2:22 pm
I suspect many Roseville residents, along with a majority of the Sacramento area will have never heard of The Terraces of Roseville, let alone had the privilege of dining at this members-only resort. This restaurant–excuse me, “dining room”–does not take reservations. Nor does it take walk-...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Jul 25, 2011, 7:35 pm
When I was a horribly timid elementary school girl, I always worried about what the other kids had. I fretted over coolness before it was cool. I was born envious, I guess. And so I felt stupid carrying my Partridge Family lunch box when everyone else brown bagged it. I hated my off-brand pastries ...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Jul 22, 2011, 8:43 pm
Hello, and welcome to Goat Thing of the Day, a weekly series that pours, Eeyores, and pompadours. While I was mouthing off about the California State Fair this week, Vicky tweeted me the following pic from the fair: Photo Courtesy of Vicky aka @BLKMGK Meanwhile, if you haven’t been over to Cut...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Jul 20, 2011, 11:28 am
I was doing some math the other day and came to the conclusion that it’s perfectly logical to talk about Halloween now because of America’s ridiculous consumerism and commercialism (and no doubt one other “ism” I can’t think of at the moment) when it comes to holiday promotion. Halloween ...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Jul 18, 2011, 11:30 am
Ah, the California State Fair. Where mobs and mobs of people pay outrageous parking fees and then fork over $395 at the admission gate. Actually, that’s just an estimate, projected for inflation from the 1937 figures; who knows what it is this year? And where even more mobs of people park mile...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Jul 13, 2011, 11:46 am
This week, I guest posted on the ThinkHouse Blog. ThinkHouse Collective is a coworking thingie place here in Sacramento. And it’s where I hang out. So go over there and read How Coworking Saved My Marriage. P.S. If you are a Kindle subscriber, and can’t get to the article, just say so and I wil...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Jul 11, 2011, 11:39 am
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or similarly glued to the TV watching the Casey Anthony trial, you’ve no doubt heard that I’ll be appearing in all my glory and then some at the 2011 HSC Conference: Adventures in Homeschooling. You might be asking why I’m going to a homeschooling ...
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Margaret A. posted an article on Nanny Goats In Panties - Jul 9, 2011, 11:30 am
Hello, and welcome to Goat Thing of the Day, a weekly series that surfs, turfs, and Smurfs. I don’t spot goats that often, especially spotted goats, so when avid NGIP fan, Nellie, sent me a few goat pics, I had to share one of them with you guys. Meanwhile, back in Alaska, in case you’ve been...
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