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Traffic lights, not just for on ramps and high school pranks anymore! (Oh the fun you could have with a traffic light, some “borrowed” construction signage and a bra. Or so I’ve heard. Ahem.) The red, yellow, and green may be coming to a table near you and I’m not talking about bell peppers. Mark …
Katy Perry may have thought that she liked kissing a girl because of her soft lips (or because it got her attention from men who like to watch two girls kiss thereby relinquishing the power of her sexuality for the voyeuristic enjoyment of others) but it turns out there may have been another reason the …
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Pounding my way through my high school gym class runs was a particular torture that I can still recall in perfect detail, if I wanted to. Which, believe me, I don’t. They’re etched so deeply into my memory not just because my gym teacher used to chase me around the track throwing footballs at my …
Even babies do better pull-ups than I do! (And look way cuter doing them too! Awww!) This past Monday found New Gym Buddy Kari (everyone say “Hi Kari!”), trying her best to follow my weird directions, standing on a weight bench and doing jumping pull-ups, which if you’ve ever tried them, can be plenty hard. …
“You see my happy shirt?” The little girl’s insistent face pressed nearly up to mine before I noticed her, so enthralled with the book I was reading tonight at the library I was. Truth to be told I didn’t notice her shirt at all, at first, but rather her halo of little cornrow braids with …
“Uggggh just ate about fifteen pieces of chocolate, gotta learn to control myself when flying first class or they’ll cancel my modeling contract LOL :p ” “So frustrated! My iPod died before I could finish my 40-mile run this morning! It’s hard to keep my pace in front of the pack without my tunes! Why …
Our gym used to have this machine right in front, facing a huge wall of windows that looked directly onto the basketball court. I so wish I could have been there for the moment when someone said “Yeah, that’s a good idea. Put that thigh-master thingy right there.” Weird gym conversations are probably the number …
If thinking stupid thoughts about strangers was a crime we’d all be arrested by the morality police. From judging parents based on the ill behavior of their children to judging drivers based on their obnoxious bumper stickers (true story: My brand-new reader tested out his cool new skill by announcing loudly to the rest of …
I’m actually pretty pleased with how this is turning out! I love how the blue-green contrasts with our gold tree outside – now if only I can make it so the seasons never change… “Minty gel with tartar control” wasn’t exactly the look I was going for – the color on the paint can I …
