I think I'm doing better when it comes to Duke ( Read more... )

Thank you for reading. No, really, thank you ( Read more... )

Because I need a distraction from the 101 status messages from people graduating college.

- 50 Reasons for Breastfeeding Anytime, Anywhere: if you ever become a mother and choose to breastfeed, I want you to feel comfortable nursing in public. These are 50 reasons why your choice is awesome and why you shouldn't feel ashamed. (Like I'm often made ( Read more... )

Back in March, the Baby Dust Diaries had a post on why she doesn't boycott Nestle. She included a comment about her "humanitarian anxiety" -- "the paralyzing feeling of being overwhelmed with causes that *must have* your attention."

I said, "I can relate." ('Cause lately I've been thinking of combustication as a welcome vacation from...) I had so ( Read more... )

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I put a whole lot of my old music onto the new computer, so let's try this again.

Here's the game: hit shuffle on your music player, and write down the first 25 songs that come up. No cheating or skipping songs.

( Now with a little more variety... )

Here's the game: hit shuffle on your music player, and write down the first 25 songs that come up. No cheating or skipping songs.

( New computer; not a lot of songs or artists, and it shows. )

In between games of Bejeweled Blitz, the following topics have been on my mind this morning:

- The Portland Phoenix's editorial on the recent topless marches and open-carry BBQ here in Maine. A friend of Mom's joined a group on Facebook that voices its disgust toward the marches. While I think topless equality is ideal, I don't feel the topless ( Read more... )

Boyfriend's mom received the latest issue of Family Circle (June '10) in the mail, yesterday. Here are some things I tore out or filed on my phone for later.

Recipes:


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When I was a wee squirt, I had a plastic kitchen set, full of pretend food and kid-sized pots and pans. I must have spent hours playing with it, until we left it out in the Oklahoma weather. It became too grubby to make the trip to North Carolina ( Read more... )