Here are some of the risky behaviors I regularly engage in:I wash my Pampered Chef Stoneware with soap and water. I put my good knives in the dishwasher. I put my workout clothes and my swimming suits in the dryer. I keep my hot water heater temperature...
Stupid Things I do
March 31, 2009
Banker to the Poor: Microlending and the Battle Against World PovertyBy Muhammad YunusAdultNon FictionDocumentary/BiographyThis is the story, in his own words, of the man generally acknowledged as the Father of the Microlending Movement. This is a...
Book Review: The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoir
March 30, 2009
The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoirby Farah Ahmedi, Tamim AnsaryAKA: Good Morning America: The Story of My LifeAKA: The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the SkyYoung AdultNon FictionMemoirOkay, so why all the alternate titles? ...
Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
March 30, 2009
I'm so glad to see the sun and the blue skies this afternoon. The gray days of an Eastern Spring will eventually give way to the brassy-bright days of summer, but in between, it's nice to get a few afternoons like this one. This morning I was cold and...
One More from California, and a Bonus Flashback
March 28, 2009
One of the best things I was able to do in California was see my darling friend of my teenaged years, Beth. She moved in to this area when we were in our early teens. I can't remember if I was thirteen or she was thirteen but anyway, most of the good...
Four from the Trip
March 25, 2009
Here are a few images from my trip last month. Finally. I'm posting them in no particular order, a few at a time, so it will not be a strict travelogue. More like a collection of memories. Enjoy.These photographs are all from Le Grand, California,...
Why Do You Have a Diary?
March 16, 2009
To keep secrets from my computer...Oh, what would I do without Dwight to make me guffaw. It is almost painful sometimes to watch The Office because Michael is such an idiot, but if I didn't watch, I would miss lines like that. Now, what it says about...
Be It Ever So Humble
March 4, 2009
I am so glad to be home. I was gone from my family for 10 days. I'm so glad to be back in my own house with my own children. I love being here in my own kitchen, listening to the new U2 Album, eating Wednesday Night Chocolate in my jammies and enjoying...
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