May 2011
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April 2011
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Apr 30th
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Dr. George W. Crane's Blueprint for Marital...
I wonder if the newly married Duke and Duchess could learn anything from these amazing 100 point tests that a coworker of mine just sent me. I can barely quantify how many demerits I have as a wife!
Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 27th
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Desert vs. Dessert: A New Wrinkle
Yesterday I learned this bit of grammatical deliciousness. The phrase used to describe the act of getting what you deserve for being a cranky pill is actually “just deserts” not “just desserts” though it is said the same. It comes from the same root as deserve. Also, The Economist did not, in fact, write an entire article misspelling the term throughout, though...
Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Reading to Music
My favorite band to read to, Elbow, just released a new album which just happens to be a perfect match to the book I’m reading, The Tiger’s Wife. This happened before, when Elbow released “Cast of Thousands” around the same time Jose Saramago’s The Cave was published. The two were a magical pairing, right down to the little clay figures that looked as if they were...
Apr 25th
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Water Kefir →
I love kefir because it tastes good, but I hate that it’s dairy (oddly enough, it makes my stomach hurt), so I find the idea of water kefir incredibly appealing. If anyone has any of these magical, bouncy, kefir grains, please let me know. I would love to give this a try.
Apr 24th
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Apr 24th
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Apr 23rd
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50 Things To Do With Fresh Sorrel →
This is brilliant. If you have sorrel in your yard, it grows like a weed. If you see sorrel at the Greenmarket, it’s tempting to buy because it’s so green … But then what do you do with it? Apparently, lots of things.
Apr 23rd
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Apr 22nd
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