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Why is this blog called "Groudy Pencils" anyway? What the F does that mean? No, it's not about chewed up, nasty pencils. Why would I do that?? When I was little, my parents read to me each night (yay parents!). They'd ask me each night what I wanted to read and, one of my most favorite books was Hansel and Gretel. I couldn't pronounce the name of the book, so I called it "Groudy Pencils". Now, it's kind of a nickname / reference to moi.

While we're on this subject, how disturbing is Hansel and Gretel and why do parents read it to young children?? Why does it seem like a good idea to read a story to a young child at bedtime about parents abandoning their children in the woods at night only to be taken in by a witch that wants to eat them??