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Last week I went shopping for shoes for my aerobics class. There were plenty of shoes to choose from, but the color selection freaked me out. I’m talking neon colors of pink and chartreuse and orange on a black or grey canvas mesh. What happened to standard white sneakers with blue or silver accents?...

The good food started on Saturday night when a friend came over for dinner and continued on Sunday. The Super Bowl was a great game to watch, although it would have been better if the 49ers had won a few weeks ago. Plus, the commercials were good, F...

Here's the thing: Southwest gets it while others just don't. The "it" is the bag check fee.  Paying an extra fee to check your bags is ludicrous. Just pad it into the damn airfare. If you call the fee out, no one is going to check a bag. &...

What a month I have had. My health has once again been at rock bottom. With the massively bad UTI I had the doc put me on medications that did the job to get rid of it, however it got rid of everything good in my system. I shall not get graphic, but ...

Last week buzzed by. I defended my dissertation proposal, submitted a fellowship application, visited with friends, consulted with students, ate lots of fried celebration foods, enjoyed one supremely tasty donut, and did not blog one bit! I kept up wit...

It's over. My two week Juice Fast Feast Fest is finished - quite successfully I might add. But note to self: Never plan a juice fast to coincide with a day where the entire nation is eating yummy food while I sip on green pond scum.Why a fast? Bec...

It's important for fiction writers to be able to categorize their work, if for no other reason than to help agents, publishers, marketers, and retailers match it to what readers want. One of the first fiction category breakdowns is easy, since...

via Many years ago I tried to be a doll collector. Of course I had many dolls when I was a child, adored them, and I do admire so many dolls, my Mother is a huge collector and has been since I was a child. Her business was in making and repairing d...

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Graphic Credit | Form S-1 Filing with SEC I was fortunate enough to visit Facebook's new campus in Menlo Park on Monday. I was able to have lunch with my sister-in-law, see her new office and meet some of the amazing staff. Facebook has less than ...