I love blogs. I love reading new posts, reading about the writers’ families, marriages, kids, jobs, hobbies, favorite books and movies, and funny life stories. Even though I haven’t met the people who write the blogs I read, I feel as if they are my friends. I know about their lives. I care what happens to them. I first started…
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
I love books like Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America for some reason. I like reading about the “behind the scenes” in American life. I read Fast Food Nation the summer after my freshman year in college and loved it. I like knowing all about big industries in our country and how they function. This title seemed…
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A Little Easter Surprise
Every time I pull into the driveway, I instinctively look at the front porch to see if there is a package by the door. Even when it’s pitch-black outside and the front door is as good as invisible, I can’t help but check to see if there is a little (or big) brown box tucked into the corner, just waiting…
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Couch to 5K
I’ve always been a lousy runner. Not only do I find it physically painful (my lungs start to burn quickly and make me feel like I’m going to vomit), but I find it dull too. If I’m walking, it’s easier to let my mind wander and not concentrate on distance, speed, etc., but running, for me, is one long, painful…
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Skewered
Last night, we stopped at some friends of ours to drop off some cookies. We stood inside and chatted with them and their boys (5 and 3) for a few minutes and then opened the door to leave. The older boy dashed outside and the younger one shouted after him “Come back! We have a planet to save.” I think…
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