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A Saturday in February

This morning, from nearly 700 miles away, my mom woke up, waited a few hours, then called to give...

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In Between Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum There Is That Thing

This morning, in the beginning, we were hopeful. The sun was out and its delicate rays draped about...

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Until I Get That Tropical Island

It could be worse. We could be stuck in the middle of a terrible snow storm. But instead, in...

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The Curiosity Shoppe, Sue and Roy, Oh Boy!

This weekend, my wonderful friends Sue and Roy came for a visit. Irene and I took Friday off, and...

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Cake Wrecks

Once when I was about 8 or 9, my brother got the most awesome cake for his birthday. It was a...

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My first Yelp Event – PLEY at the San Jose Discovery Museum

There are very few occasions when eating a big dinner is not a good idea. So few, in fact, that I...

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Dream Job

Happy Friday! I hope everybody is out eating cheesy-covered foods and reveling in Friday night...

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A Work First

A good way to keep things fresh in any situation is to experience something novel in the targeted...

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Weekend Splurge

I have a secret to confess. In the kitchen, I have been using steak knives to chop up all my food...

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Please Excuse My Russian

While in Seattle over the holidays, I made friends with a delightful lass named Anna. Anna could do...

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