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Yes, Virginia, I still mail Christmas cards.
We never sent Christmas cards out when I was growing up. Our family is tiny so there was no one to send them to. ...So I'm not sure where the idea of…
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Short Stories For Short People #4: Get In
She was stuck in rush hour traffic when the rumbling started. Earthquakes weren't typical around here and, frankly, it didn't really feel like one…
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Lessons For The Modern Homemaker #2: How To Set Up Your Christmas Tree
Step 1: Approximate the area where your tree will live for the season. It's just like that old saying - location, location, location! You want something…
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November 2016
A shoutout: Left As Rain
Left As Rain is a music blog I discovered many years ago. Anytime I've recommended a song that has made me seem solidly cooler than I actually am? Well…
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So I can't dump Trump.
Well that was a hell of a thing, wasn't it? I know you're probably electioned out. We all are. Enough so that roughly two out of every five Americans…
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Area Woman Who Has Been Avoiding the Gym For Months Feels Obligated To Go Only Because it is Next to the Store With the Good Cheese…
Detroit, MI – As the holiday season approaches, many people will find themselves returning to old habits of overeating and giving in to culinary…
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October 2016
I heard it through the grapevine.
Vine, the six second video streaming service, is ending. Twitter is killing it. I WAS going to post a round-up of my favorite Vines next week BUT I…
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"Welcome to Cityline!"
Before we really had the internet and podcasts as a limitless fount of information, the residents of my hometown had Cityline. I loved Cityline. It was…
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DIY Pumpkin Pi
Hello all! I thought I'd switch things up and post a little how-to for everyone for a project I did this weekend. Behold! Pumpkin pi! Oh my god, I am…
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