I like to write something around my birthday, usually goals. Usually these goals are something that I’d been thinking about for weeks. This time around, though, I’ve been so busy living my life that I haven’t focused on goals as much as I have in the past. This year, I made some changes. I realized… Continue reading Out With the Old–In With the New
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Road Trip 2017 – Days 1 & 2
This is the third time that Alex and I have taken a road trip before the school year begins. It occurred to me that this might be the last one that is timed this way. Next year he’ll be in high school, and if he continues to run cross country, it’s likely that he’ll be… Continue reading Road Trip 2017 – Days 1 & 2
Fast and Loose: Hummus Pita Pizzas
Some seasons seem like they’re about finishing the unfinished, about closing doors. I was looking around in the drafts portion of this blog when I came across these photos. And this is the perfect recipe to share with my young associates. It’s the kind of recipe that proves that you don’t have to spend hours in… Continue reading Fast and Loose: Hummus Pita Pizzas
Links I Like #37
It has been so, so long since I sat down to drop some links on my sometimes abused, never unloved blog. But that’s the way of things. Ebbs. Flows. The notion of one hour French bread though. This recipe looks super simple. Seeing this one makes me remember how easy bread making can be. This… Continue reading Links I Like #37
If the news has you feeling terrible #2
Go ahead and pull that juicer out of the basement, or the garage, or the attic, or wherever else it may be. Juice some things. Something with chlorophyll, something that will make you feel like you did something good for your body. But add some sweetness, because, well, sometimes you have to bring your own… Continue reading If the news has you feeling terrible #2
If the news has you feeling terrible,
“Might I suggest to you a hot shower accompanied by the sultry sounds of Anita Baker. This is best enjoyed if you close your eyes during the most stirring parts of the songs as you let that hot water run over your body. Let the sound of the water, and the sound of her voice… Continue reading If the news has you feeling terrible,
Joe Biden Big Scoop Bracket: Friendship
To talk about the friendship between Vice President Biden and President Obama isn’t a new thing. I mean, if you’re so inclined, you can lose your entire evening exploring the memes. I’m just saying…if that’s the sort of thing you’re susceptible to. Ahem. I don’t think that many people would disagree that it is more […]
Joe Biden Big Scoop Bracket: Dark Times
Everyone has experienced difficult times. This means different things to different people, but this is something that each of us has experienced. Not everyone has had to deal with these difficult times publicly. Joe Biden has does that. Anyone who knows about the great tragedies that have, in some senses, book-ended his career knows that […]
Joe Biden Big Scoop Bracket: Blue Eyes
Can we all just agree that Joe Biden is a handsome silver fox? There are so many of us out there who have pined for Joe Biden. In a respectful way, of course, we all have class around here. But those eyes, those twinkly blue eyes, make you feel like he enjoys life. Joe Biden […]
Fast and Loose: Building a Pantry
This post goes out to all of the youthful ladies I have been making promises to over the last several months. I’ve been joking about writing to you here about, well, feeding yourself. But this week I made a real promise that I need to honor. I am going to help make cooking easy for… Continue reading Fast and Loose: Building a Pantry