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Checking Out at the Grocery Store
When it comes to grocery shopping, there’s absolutely no limit to the things I can forget. Every week, I start with the best of intentions – detailed list in hand, reusable bags at the ready – but as soon as … Continue reading
Posted in That's Life
Tagged cart corral, checkout, forget, forgetfulness, goldfish crackers, groceries, grocery amnesia, grocery bags, grocery cart, grocery shopping, Grocery Store, hot dogs, italian ice, mommy brain, muzak, register, rotisserie chicken, self-checkout, shopping cart, supermarket
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Dads Who Go The Distance
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (2013) Us by David Nicholls (2014) Father’s Day is the perfect time to highlight two noteworthy books featuring particularly intrepid dads. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of … Continue reading
The Boys in the Boat
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown (2013) “Where is the spiritual value of rowing?…The losing of self entirely to the cooperative effort of the crew as a whole.” George Yeoman Pocock Once in a while, a … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged 1936 olympics, 1992 olympics, al ulbrickson, berlin, bobby moch, crew, daniel james brown, dream team, george pocock, great depression, hitler, joe rantz, nazi, racing shell, rowing, seattle, shorty hunt, the boys in the boat, tom bolles, u.s. men's olympic basketball team, university of washington, washington, washington huskies
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The Rosie Effect
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion (2014) If you enjoyed The Rosie Project as much as I did, you’ll be thrilled to know that Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are back in Graeme Simsion’s second novel The Rosie Effect. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged asperger's, asperger's syndrome, australia, don, don tillman, fatherhood, genetics, graeme simsion, new york, pregnancy, rain man, rosie, rosie jarman, sheldon cooper, the baby project, the big bang theory, the rosie effect, the rosie project, the wife project
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Dear Lorne Michaels
March 4, 2015 Mr. Lorne Michaels Saturday Night Live 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Dear Mr. Michaels, There we were, settled in on the sofa for the comedy event of the year – the Saturday Night Live 40th … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities
Tagged adam sandler, amy poehler, andy samberg, bassomatic, betty white, billy crystal, celebrity jeopardy, chevy chase, chopping broccoli, clip show, dan aykroyd, dana carvey, darrell hammond, eddie murphy, harry shearer, jane curtin, jim carrey, kate mckinnon, lorne michaels, martin short, sarah palin, saturday night live, saturday night live 40th anniversary, snl, snl 40, snl 40th anniversary, that's when you break, the californians, tina fey, wayne's world, weekend update
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All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (2014) Once upon a time, there was a French girl who was enthralled by the creatures that dwell in the sea. In a land far away lived a German boy who … Continue reading
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Tagged all the light we cannot see, anthony doerr, blindness, daniel leblanc, etienne leblanc, france, frank volkheimer, germany, jutta pfennig, madame manec, marie-laure leblanc, national museum of natural history, radio waves, saint-malo, werner pfennig, world war II, zollverein
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Mommy Piñata Syndrome
The flu is on every mom’s mind these days. Apparently, mutations to one of the active strains of the virus have rendered this year’s vaccine less effective. That’s why you and your family and all of your friends and neighbors … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged birthday, birthday card, birthday party, book club meeting, children, counseling, crepe paper, dinner, flu, flu season, flu vaccine, girls' night out, group therapy, halloween, halloween costume, library, masochism, mommy pinata syndrome, moms, motherhood, parenting, pinata, raising children, remission, running a household, strep throat, target, trick or treating
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