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“Is that really a word?”

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Karen

“What does that mean?” If I had a penny for every time someone challenged me on a word, I’d be backstroking in Peets lattes. Ai. Onager. Burette. People challenge all the time in Scrabble, though generally unofficially. Who wants to … Continue reading →

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Mama Gets Mail!

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Karen

Have written here about how Shirley1933, my mother, was lured into the modern age by Words with Friends. Mama still has her old dial telephone, the stereo with vinyl records, and let’s not forget the ice pick from the 1939 … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Shirley1933!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Karen

Love it that Mama’s Words with Friends Handle proudly shows her birth year. And the day….today! She lets me win most of the time. She was born in the front bedroom of the house that Daddy’s parents later bought. Let … Continue reading →

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Scrabble with friends

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Karen

Enjoyed Meg Wolitzer’s NYT essay yesterday about how she enjoys Scrabble online with strangers. She imagines the player in NZ eating vegemite, the opponent in Galveston living in a trailer park with a guitar standing against the wall. But aside … Continue reading →

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It takes a Rainbow….Monday Scrabble at Jill’s

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Karen

Have I mentioned there’s a dress code? It came about when we noticed that serendipitously, people often all wore the same colors. Fun. What if we coordinated colors? Even more fun? Who picks the color of the week? Jill of … Continue reading →

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