10. Despite being located in land-locked Nashville, Tennessee, tonight I saw an old “Woodie” driving around the neighborhood, complete with surf boards tied to the roof. I wonder if Percy Priest Lake offers some good waves? 9. An owl lives in my back yard. 8. We have a dog park. 7. We have several people […]
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Sometimes I find it important to pamper my inner princess. Call me shallow if you want, but the occasional luxury of new lip gloss or sparkly fingernail polish really can make my day. A few weeks ago, my mom gave me a treasure — bright pink lip gloss that came in a Clinique bonus gift
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Remember the old “After Dark” screensaver program?Remember the flying toasters on the Mac version? I have the flying toaster theme song in my head. I dedicate this song in my head to my yearbook staff buddies who heard waaaaay too much of that anthem.
This week I have vowed not to watch TV. I have quite the history as a TV addict. Growing up as a latchkey kid, I always watched TV when I got home from school. At night I would watch reruns of decades-old shows like Get Smart and The Dick van Dyke Show with my dad.
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Sis-in-law Amy just called me from the quad on Tulane’s campus. She’s in a cardboard box. Amy is taking part in Displace Me, a project designed to call attention to the 1.5 million Ugandans who have been forced from their homes by the war in their country. Here’s a snippet about the project from InvisibleChildren.com:
Well, I’m getting closer to having my business up and running. Today Paul and I took pictures of some of the products for the web site. I still have to figure out some of the technical aspects of the site, such as credit card payments and security. I’m excited about officially opening my web store,
So, this probably is my favorite photo from this year’s playoff games: A creative Preds fan apparently decided to tell the refs what we thought of their officiating. Now, I don’t mean to imply that the refs decided the series. The Sharks outplayed us at times, and Nabokov was frustratingly good. The Sharks won, and
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Got lost at Radnor Lake yesterday. Well, not lost, exactly. I just…didn’t know where I was, relative to the rest of the park. My friend Sarah and I went for a short walk, which turned into a long hike. They really should post signs with maps and trail lengths. There’s one at the visitor’s center,