Hey everybody! It’s another Use Me and Abuse Me Day.
Is this your first UMAMD? You are welcome to leave ONE LINK or URL from one of your blog posts, photos, video, anything really, in my comment section. (Paste two and you’ll end up in my spam filter. It’s always so embarrassing for me and my guest.)
That’s when the party starts. Say hello to others who stop by. Check out the new faces in my comment section. Click on a few links and tell them, “Susie sent me!” They should click back to your place. Now you know the drill! These parties always last for days and easily a full week, so you can keep stopping back.
DJ KSmash is in the house and spinning. Help yourself to the bar. If you prefer, the barista will make any coffee drink you can imagine. I’ve flown in delicacies from the finest restaurants in New York City.
I hope you have fun meeting my friends!
Now click on the video and dance with me!
Susie Lindau's Wild Ride 
I’m out of breath because I jumped up from my computer to dance, dance, dance! Great party, even if most of the other dancers were knee-high. We’ve now watched the Dr. Who Christmas Special (meh!) and the new Sherlock (yay!) and I’m ready for some New Year Resolutions at http://barbtaub.com/2013/12/31/in-2014-i-resolve-to. Oh, and a skinny peppermint mocha grande please. Hold the whip.
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Coming right up! Thanks for warming up the dance floor.
Love your twisted resolutions!
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Hi Susie – thanks for hosting! I always love your blog parties as it’s a fabulous way to meet people!
This is a post i created at the end of 2013. It is what I have learned about blogging since starting Suzie81 last April, and it seems to be quite popular! Have a lovely New Year!
http://suzie81.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/successes-and-mistakes-blogging-in-2013/
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Your post filled with great blogging ideas. I don’t always follow bloggers who post every day, but can see that it really brings in the views and followers.
Thanks for bringing it to the party! I hope you have fun “mingling” with the guests and clicking on their links!
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I always do! Thanks Susie!
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Susie, I love your parties and I love your attitude – it’s always positive, even when things just ain’t goin’ so great. I’ll have a black eye – a couple of shots in a cup of coffee no sugar, thank you. I searched high and low – here is my link – http://makingthedayscount.org/2013/08/25/a-season-for-everything/
Here’s to a great 2014! Take care, and enjoy your day – make it a Rocky Mountain High kinda day!
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Love this one Clay! Thanks for bringing it by. I hope you have a fabulous 2014 and it is everything and more than you imagined!
Hoping to head into the Rocky Mountains today and ski! Thanks Clay!
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Yay! I love when you do these, Susie.
Today I wanna link everyone to the holiday Mad-Lib I did for Xmas this year.
It may not be the holiday season anymore, but it’s still funny if you fill it out!
http://dontreadbooks.com/2013/12/24/my-gift-to-all-of-you/
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Love this one! An interactive post to play with friends!
Thanks for bringing it to the party Ensis! Have fun and don’t forget to dance!
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This was fun! I printed it out so I could fill it in and find my story. 🙂
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Gosh, dancing this early in the day really gets the heart pumping! And I have to shovel my driveway in just a little bit, so I’ll really be getting my exercise in.
Anyway, I thought I’d link to my post I wrote about my son’s tonsillectomy. You had asked about it, Susie, so I figure this would be a good one to bring to the party. http://4amwriter.com/2013/05/13/a-mothers-lesson-to-a-writer/
It’s a little dramatic, full of motherly worries and thoughts, but inspirational too, I hope! It ends on a good note, so fear not. 🙂
Thanks for throwing the party. Looking forward to reading posts from your other guests!
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Wow! I am so happy your story had a happy ending!
Thanks for bringing it to the party! Don’t forget to dance!
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The game is over but the party lives on. Happy New Year, Susie!
http://averildean.wordpress.com/2013/12/31/the-game-2/
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It sure does! What a blast! You had quite a lot of participants and more to come I would guess.
Thanks for bringing it to the party! Have fun clicking (mingling) with the guests!
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I’m still hungover from New Year’s Eve – but I’m always up for more partying and dancing! Beats filing my kid’s financial aid forms! 🙂 Thanks, Susie!
http://swimmingtomy50s.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/bloggers-are-people/
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Love this song! What fun blogging lyrics!
Have fun and don’t forget to dance!
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Susie, you are one hell of a dancer!! You got rhythm & soul, girl! Definitely a brick house! What was wrong with everyone else? You and the kids know how to have fun. 🙂
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Thanks so much! Hahaha! It was early. We watched the first fireworks at 9:00 and we went home at 10:30. Kelly said everyone danced during the last hour with the approach to midnight!
Where’s your link???
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I did one about bloggers! Met some new friends that I am now following. 🙂 Love your parties, but I would love more to go dancing with you! 🙂
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Hahaha! I remember now! Your song! Duh! I am exhausted and should go to bed before I make any more silly comments! Sheesh!
We’ll have to go dancing sometime for sure! 🙂
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Thanks for the dance Suzie.
I have always thought your UMAMD although I have never left a link before. So here is a very old post of mine that is one of my favourites http://silkpurseproductions.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/the-other-michelle/
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Putting your link in again so people can click on it:
http://silkpurseproductions.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/the-other-michelle/
🙂
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Thank you Amber.
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Love this post! How scary for you! I just watched Identity Theft yesterday!
Thanks for bringing your linkage to the party! Help yourself to the nushies and don’t forget to hit the dance floor!
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It certainly made for a tale to tell at cocktail parties, that’s for sure. I think I like your party better. This is fun.
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That is so crazy! What a wild story!
Thanks for bringing it to the party. Have fun clicking on links and saying howdy do to the guests!
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Thank you!
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I searched high and low to find the best post of the year and you know what I found out? It wasn’t about my dogs! GASP! It was about food, not many comments but lots of pins and views! And, what better thing to bring to one of your epic parties than a yummy treat…
http://adventuresofadogmom.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/breakfast-sweet-rolls-a-k-a-monkey-bread/
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YUM!!!!! A recipe everyone should try!
Thanks for bringing this treat to the party. Good thing you brought a couple of pans. The first one is already gone!
Have fun clicking on links!
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You are far too nice to be offered any abuse! 🙂
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Thanks Colonist!
Actually, I really want the plug in that automatically links your last post every time you comment, but it’s not available to WordPress dot commers. Dang!
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You have some banging dance moves Susie! Rock on into the new year!
As always you are so great with the blog parties. Your readers are terrific!
Here’s a post I put up recently on a disaster date I observed. I was sitting in a coffee shop trying to come up with a blog feature idea and this mess of a guy on a date gave me all I needed! True story!
http://blog.theregularguynyc.com/?p=5403
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I absolutely loved this… Thanks for making me laugh…
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Thanks for reading. So sad and pathetic that it’s too funny!
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Ah… people watching at it’s best!
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OMG – Regular Guy, your post was way too funny. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the dating market, but I met a guy very similar to this. He asked me to meet him at a hotel bar (stupid me, I did) and – naturally – he just happened to have a room upstairs and did I want to “take this party upstairs?” Wow – did I feel like a lucky girl (NOT).
Perhaps this guy had anti-Ken-complex. You can read about it here if you’re so inclined: http://jansenschmidt.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/its-all-about-the-pink-or-it-sucks-to-be-ken/
Trying way to hard to compensate for something else lacking if you ask me.
Fun post!
Patricia Rickrode
w/a Jansen Schmidt
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So glad you enhoyed reading this adventure! These dillweeds are everywhere I guess. I’ll check out the link when I get home.
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NYC is so ripe for people watching. So many douchenozzles here!
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Best people watching for sure! Lots of weirdos!
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It amazes me that anyone would have balls like this. Maybe he was on something. I wish the woman would have stood and dumped her coffee on him!
Thanks for bringing it to the party Phil! It’s becoming a RAGER!!!!
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I was hoping she would have dumped the coffee on him. We would have all applauded!
Thanks for the invite! Now excuse me while I hunt down those pigs in a blanket I saw pass by a minute ago……
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Ha! I remember that one. Douchebag.
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Hey Susie on time for a change – sippin’ whiskey on the porch (yep watchin’ a wastern on the TV!) here is an old Train Story for y’all http://gingerfightback.com/2013/01/28/train-travels-33-decoration/
My maw done me wrong……
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LOVE this train travel piece! One of your best although they all have that wonderful clickity clack poetic feel to them!
Thanks for coming and don’t forget to get down on the dance floor!
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Clickety clack, clickety clack! 3.10 To Yuma!
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I will consider this free ride a birthday present, just a few weeks late, Susie. I had a different reaction this year. Thank you for letting me share.
http://markbialczak.com/2013/12/13/on-my-56th-birthday-i-wonder-about-my-birth-day/
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Love this birth day story! Ii will have to ask about mine.
Thanks for stopping by to party with us! I hope you have fun clicking on links and mingling with the guests!
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I’m usually early for the party. But I seem to be a little late today. Oh forgot I was here yesterday. I didn’t know what link to share so I shared my current one. Thanks for this UMAMD http://wp.me/p28tjX-UQ
Hey everyone and Happy New year. I’m going to go back and dance some more.
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I absolutely love this poem! It should win an award!
Thanks for bringing it to the party. Stop back and have fun clicking on links and introducing yourself! I’ll see you on the dance floor!
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This was inspired. You’ve got a wonderful talent!
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Susie .. that’s is my kind of girl!!! This is such great post .. so full of energy and love for life, just as your heart and soul is. I spent my New Years Eve … with somebody I really like the company off – myself and yesterday I treated myself my yearly indulgence.
New Year is my two days … that I give to myself. Happy New Year to us, both!
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What did you do for your indulgence?
Thanks for stopping by Viveka! Where’s your link?
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Ooo – so many pretty links! Totally catching up on these when I get a chance to chill later this afternoon.
(Also, Barbtaub, totally with you on the “meh”. And I love DW.)
My first post of the year, I share a few of my current anxieties: http://withoutsushi.com/is-it-easier-the-second-time-around/
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Congrats on your book! I wish you all the best on all your seconds!
Thanks for bringing this to the party! Have fun clicking on links and introducing yourself!
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Amber, I commented before I realized you put this up on Susie’s page… 🙂
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Fashion Trends I wish Would Go Away in 2014
http://connect.everythingzoomer.com/profiles/blogs/styles-i-wish-would-go-away-in-2014
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Great list! I bet others could add to it!
Thanks for bringing it to the party! I hope you have fun clicking on links Linda!
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Oh why not… here is a link to my last post of 2013, about a lot of things I am grateful for… Susie teaches me to live and love every day to the fullest… http://vosperdruiter.wordpress.com/2013/12/31/2013-thank-you-india/
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Thank you so much!
Love your list! Thanks for riding over here and partying with us. I hope you have fun meeting the guests and clicking on their links!
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You rock, Susie! Love your blog and your spirit.
I revealed the cover for my upcoming book last week, so I’ll share that. I’m really excited about it. 🙂
http://rhondahopkins.com/2013/12/27/cover-reveal-predator-courting-justice-case-one/
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So very cool! Congratulations girl.
Thanks for stopping by the party! I hope you have fun mingling with the guests!
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I commented on your post. Congrats again!
Scott
http://kindredspirit23.wordpress.com/2014/01/02/friday-fictioneers-blasted-from-the-past-carolyns-adventures-r-1314/
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Woohoo! Congrats!
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Love your UMAAMD posts, Susie, but I didn’t see any cake or cookies this time. Did I miss them? Hope nobody misses my post at http://davidnwalker.com/2013/12/31/why-worry/. See you over there.
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Love this David. It is a great and timely reminder!
The cookies and cake table has been replenished! C”mon back!
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The end of 2013 found me trying out a new character for my, hopefully, novella. Carolyn is tough with a lot of human stuck in. She’s trying to live and survive in a post-apocalyptic world. It started out as a 100 word short story for Friday Fictioneers, but has spiraled into over 6000 words now and I am finding people more and more intrigued with her life and adventures. Here is the page on my blog for it all. The short spots follow prompts from various places. The parts at the bottom (4 right now) are the sections of the short story…please visit, comment, suggest, but, most of all, Enjoy!!!
Scott
http://kindredspirit23.wordpress.com/carolyn-keeping-watch-an-apocalyptic-thriller-in-parts/
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I absolutely love this Scott! I read the first one and it rocks! Thanks for coming to the party! Don’t leave before hitting the dance floor!
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I’m new, this is my first party, please be gentle 🙂
http://workingmommusings.wordpress.com/2014/01/02/shifting-perspectives-2/
thanks!!!!
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Thanks so much for coming! Have fun clicking on links and “mingling” with the guests!
And don’t forget to dance!
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Wild & beautiful & curvacious & artistic & efficient & fun.
THAT’S SUSIE (well, I assume she’s efficient) … & it’s also the AMPERSAND which condenses the word “and” into a fun little squiggle.
CHECK OUT my artwork featuring THE AMPERSAND AS FUN & FABULOUS ART at http://amperart.com/index.php/amperart-gallery/
SUBSCRIBE & receive a FREE EDITION every month, along with some facts & tips & anecdotes about my own wild & crazy life. (Thanks, Susie–I just had to use that term of yours.)
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Awwww! Thanks Chaz! You made my day!
I love your artwork and so will the guests! Have fun clicking on links and don’t forget to tell them, “Susie sent me!” And be sure to dance!
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I’m still dancing from the new year, I can’t figure out how to stop!
http://simplexvita.wordpress.com/2013/07/21/the-metaphoric-mirror/
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I love your prose. It really makes me think about the philosophy behind the mirror. So cool!
Thanks for bringing it to the party! Have fun clicking on links and introducing yourself to the guests! Tell them, “Susie sent me,” and they should click back to your place!
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Thank you! This is such an interesting way to find fellow bloggers
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Susie, I already invited your guests to my site–thanks for another great party!
But now I want to seriously thank you for your humor and inspiration in dealing with breast cancer. It greatly helped a dear friend of mine keep up her spirits after she was diagnosed with cervix cancer. She is nearly recovered, and you are a great part of the reason.
Susie, may you have an abundant, happy, but most-most-most of all HEALTHY new year!
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Wow! I had no idea! Thanks so much for telling me Chaz! I am glad to hear your friend is nearing the end of her hellish journey. I am glad I had the opportunity to make her smile a little! I will say a prayer for her!
Thank you Chaz and may I wish you a very prosperous, healthy & happy New Year!
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