Fun
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Pictures!
All kinds of crazy pictures are up. First, there’s Kick Ass Karaoke — a karaoke night with all my fellow Prepare/IMPACT self-defense instructors. Second, there’s the updated knitting circle album, with pictures from both knitting circles. Third, there’s Random Fun — all those pictures I haven’t quite managed to send out, including First Saturday at
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The City of
Brotherly LoveCured MeatsI had a wonderful time in Philadelphia this weekend. And yes, I got my provolone with. But — that was hardly the highlight of the weekend, culinary or otherwise. Although I don’t think I’d ever want to live in Philly, it was certainly a good place to visit. My favorite way to learn about a
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Look What I Made!
It’s a baby hat! It was my first knitting experiment outside of the realm of scarves, so it was somewhat intimidating. But it actually looks like a hat, so I’m pretty damn proud of myself. I got the pattern from Stitch ‘N Bitch — it’s the Umbilical Cord hat (because of the little knot on
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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Manhattan Users Guide interviewed a number of New York bloggers (some of whom are on my links list, on the left) to get lists of their top ten favorite things about New York. I agree with many of their picks. The Morning News ranks pizza as one of their favorites — it’s hard to explain
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City Mouse and Country Mouse
I just returned from a long weekend in Lyme, New Hampshire, visiting my sister. She is 22, currently living in a house with five other people, most of whom are med students at Dartmouth, which about 20 minutes away in Hanover. I had a wonderful weekend, but it is almost laughable how opposite our lives
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The New Zoo Review*
I’m back from my jaunt to Washington DC. Not only was it a good trip work-wise, but I got to spend the day on Saturday with a friend from college and his wife, and their son, Andrew, who I hadn’t seen since he was about two months old. He’s now three, so we spent the
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Food, Fun, & Family
There are times when I feel extremely fortunate. As you may or may not know, I am a child of divorce. My parents divorced when I was three, and each parent has been remarried for around 25 years at this point. I’m sure you could go on and on with a pop psychology diagnosis of
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Valentine’s Day Wisdom
A handy Valentine’s Day tip for all you men out there — courtesy of Gaping Void Hugs and smooches, L
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Gettin’ Knitty With It
After my last knitting disaster and interactions with the nasty knitting store ladies, I was a tad discouraged about continuing my newfound hobby. I almost followed Steve’s suggestion of taking up butter sculpting as my new hobby. But one day, I was at a business meeting, and overheard two colleagues talking about getting a knitting
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The Dream Toilet
I went for sake with some of my self-defense buddies last week. Given how we know each other (we’re all instructors in the program), we tend to have some fairly bizarre dinner-table conversations. “So, if I paid you, would you jump me when I’m walking home late one night? I want to see how I’d