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We’re Celebrating Independence Day AND a Birthday at the ODNT House

Posted on July 4, 2013 | 2 comments

Happy 4th of July, everyone! While you’re igniting your combustibles, stuffing yourself with apple pie and singing patriotic anthems, don’t forget to take a moment to think about our founding fathers who created for us the life we have today as well as all the brave men and women in the military who dedicate their lives so that it may continue for our children and our children’s children.

And … if after all of that important thinking you still have one more minute to spare … please take a moment to wish Herve a very happy birthday. Because, as a hamster, who knows how many of these special events he’ll get?

Taking a birthday spin in the hamster ball.

To celebrate, I give you Herve’s Greatest Hits. (In some of them, he just made cameos. Cameos that made the post.)

With Hamsters like Herve, Who Needs Coffee?
Weekend at Herve’s
Twas the Night Before Christmas (Take Two)
11 Weird Things That Happened This Week (11 Because of Spinal Tap)
It’s a Boy … I mean Girl! … Wait, Crap! I mean Boy!
There Should be a Weight Limit for Who Gets to be on the Christmas Card

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Ketchup With Us #21

Posted on July 1, 2013 | 10 comments

Freedom.

It’s a song by George Michael (the Wham guy, not Michael Cera). It’s also a Royal Caribbean ocean liner, an uncompleted NASA project and, apparently, the name of a U.S. city in 15 different states. It’s a lot of things to a lot of people. And that’s what we’re talking about here today. Freedom. As in FREEDOM fries with extra KETCHUP. (How much more on topic can I get?) The prompt? She is very flexible and loose. Some would even say FREE. As in you are FREE to interpret it however you like.

It brought us closer together. And introduced us to about 70 new people, too. It strengthened our singing and dancing skills. And enabled me to masquerade (convincingly?) as a teenager. It even provided us with physical exercise. Every night. And all for nothing.

I still can’t believe we did it all … for FREE!

Remember how Olivia Newton-John was 30 when she played a high school senior in Grease? Yeah, well this is exactly like that. (cough)

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For a quick explanation of this link-up, click here. In short, Mel and I will post a picture or video with a writing prompt on the 1st and 15th of every month. You can write your entry in any form. We love creativity. And, with each prompt, we’ll feature a writer from the previous link-up. Which reminds me …

Our esteemed Ketchup With Us Featured Writer for today is …

Donetta

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