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Category Archives: Living
Witching Hour
I work in a 24-hour call center and my shift ends at midnight. As far as I know I am the only person who leaves at midnight, everybody else leaves at 10:00 or 10:30 pm or even as late as … Continue reading
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A Bad Lesson Learned on “Project Runway”
You wouldn’t know it to look at me (daily uniform: jeans and American Apparel t-shirts), but I adore fashion. After nearly 19 years of being married to an artist, who is also the world’s best web designer, I have become … Continue reading
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St. Valentine vs. The Wolfman
It strikes me that there are certain things that grown women do that are better suited to teenagers. Things like read silly vampire books, wear skinny jeans, and over-inflate the worth of Valentine’s Day. Why do grown women do these … Continue reading
The Sofa Saga
We had to get rid of our old sofa sectional recently. It had been a good and faithful friend for many years. We got it right after we got back from Chicago. The kids literally grew up on that sofa. … Continue reading
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Did You Know About This?
As you may know I have a love/hate relationship with children’s TV programming. My daughter watches the “valuable lesson”-type shows on Sprout, Noggin, and Nick Jr. and she seems to enjoy most of them. And as I think that everyone … Continue reading
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Put Up or Shut Up
The economic stimulus is going into the Senate, and it is a dreary certainty that republican know-nothings will make their usual bleatings about tax cuts. Of course the tax cuts republicans venerate are the ones designed to reward large corporations … Continue reading
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My Husband, The Feminist
The other night, after I got home from work, Mr. Prairie and I watched “Making Over America With Trinny and Susannah.” There are no words for how much I love them. Trinny and Susannah are bold and funny and are … Continue reading
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Who Wants a Cookie?
Well, bless his pea-pickin’ little heart! I was browsing the CNN website this morning when I came upon this little article, Working from home: Not for every ‘Mr. Mom’ by Josh Lubin. He correctly points out just how difficult it … Continue reading
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Three-Year-Olds Don’t Care About History
As I sit here on this historic day, watching that history unfold on my TV, I am struck by the utter disregard my daughter has for the solemn events we are watching. So far I have received one request for … Continue reading
Posted in Around the town, In front of the neighbors, Living
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It’s Better Than The Alternative
As you may know, due to the presence of two small children in the House, I watch a lot of children’s programming. Some of it I like, some of it I can stand, some of it is “meh”, and some … Continue reading
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