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This Just In: April 2015
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Monday, April 20, 2015. To Make or Not to Make. I've noticed, lately, a series of "Why You Should Make Your Bed" articles and speeches, alleging that bed-making is a simple habit that will increase daily productivity. The claim is that it's the first task—and thus, the first accomplishment—of the day, that will set off a chain reaction of tasks through the rest of the day. Who makes this stuff up? Why does making my bed have to be my first accomplishment? Putting on a bra! Links to this post. Vintage Nig...
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This Just In: February 2014
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Tuesday, February 04, 2014. Soapbox: More Troll Updates. Each of the victims was issued a "No Contact Order of Protection." One in our group is pushing for that same protection for his wife and daughters, and having a difficult time getting it. Benjamin Beaupre met in a courtroom today with our troll and his attorney. While this part isn't really about me personally, I am tied to it, and so, very interested in the outcome. Tomato-tomahto, you might say,. Moving on with my analogy, let's say you wake up o...
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This Just In: Vintage Nightstands and Creative Property
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Sunday, April 05, 2015. Vintage Nightstands and Creative Property. After years of searching for a set of vintage nightstands, Clint and I hit the road last weekend to Louisville, KY, to buy a pair he found on Craigslist. Yes, we did drive 4 hours to Louisville, because there were 2, count 'em, 2, matching,. Vintage nightstands, in beautiful shape. We have been on the lookout for these for at least 5 years—vintage nightstands seem to come in 1s, and not 2s. Somewhere in Indiana, something did. On the spot...
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This Just In: I Always Did Like Valentine's Day
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Sunday, September 28, 2014. I Always Did Like Valentines Day. Last February 14, Clint called me at work and asked if I could cut out a little early to meet him at his parent's bank; he needed a witness to sign some trust papers. We were in the middle of a minor snow storm, and leaving- and getting home- early sounded good to me anyway. As I approached the door, Clint called me over to his truck. "Hey! Come over here and give me a kiss! Remember what happened here 8 years ago? Clint and I were married las...
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This Just In: Tough Day
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014. I recently made an interesting personal observation: I don't cry much these days. I compare to 5 years ago, when my sister was dying of cancer, my mother was losing her mind with Alzheimer's, but just coherent enough for Teri's illness to be new and shocking to her every day, and my son was preparing to go to Iraq. However. 5 years! She's been on my mind, with this "landmark" anniversary. I can hardly believe it. It hit me in the gut. I added Clint as my Emergency Contact&...
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This Just In: August 2014
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014. I recently made an interesting personal observation: I don't cry much these days. I compare to 5 years ago, when my sister was dying of cancer, my mother was losing her mind with Alzheimer's, but just coherent enough for Teri's illness to be new and shocking to her every day, and my son was preparing to go to Iraq. However. 5 years! She's been on my mind, with this "landmark" anniversary. I can hardly believe it. It hit me in the gut. I added Clint as my Emergency Contact&...
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This Just In: October 2014
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Wednesday, October 01, 2014. Honeymoon Notes: Lighthouses, Phobias, and Tennis Shoes. Clint and I are honeymooning in Nag's Head, North Carolina. We're balancing our time with a bit of sightseeing each day, and a lot of crashing on the beach, which happens to be just below our balcony. I sent Clint off alone to climb these stairs. Photo credit: Clint Weidert). To the top of Bodie's Lighthouse:. And promised that I would take this photo:. When we arrived, I noted this sign in the lawn in front of our car:.
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This Just In: May 2014
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Thursday, May 01, 2014. Kids Say The Darndest Things. Hot in Cleveland was on tonight, and in one scene, Elka, played by Betty White, is talking to a paramour about the fact that his father recently married. It's funny because they are both elderly, so one imagines his father to be 100 years old. The punchline is that his new "baby brother" has just turned 70, and "kids really do say the darndest things! Since Humboldt was a bit away, and we only visited every few months or so, years and years passed bef...
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This Just In: Mama's Secret Recipes—Yours for the Taking
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Thursday, November 06, 2014. Mamas Secret Recipes—Yours for the Taking. Wandering around the grocery store for a dinner option the other night, I contemplated my pantry, versus my mother's, when we were growing up. My mother was an enigma in the kitchen: kind of a terrible cook, yet an adventurous one. Muy Ooo la la! On the other hand, she was using cilantro in this berg for years before anyone had ever heard of it. She dragged us into the only Asian store in town, and bought cilantro, and. Tonight, howe...
