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How to Stand Out at BlogHer ’11 (Without Getting Naked)
August 1, 2011When I registered last week for BlogHer '11, a conference for [mostly] women bloggers, I was excited about the prospect...
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To Beep or Not to Beep . . .
July 25, 2011That is the question. Whether tis’ nobler in the mind to suffer the microwave, coffeemaker, or dishwasher signa...
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Would You Rent Your Forehead for $5,000?
July 18, 2011Remember a time when tattoos were reserved for sailors and criminals? That was before the number of young people gett...
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Oy Vegas!
July 11, 2011What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—unless you have caller ID. It was a Wednesday afternoon when I received the ...
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Connect the Dots
July 4, 2011I used to travel to exotic places, act spontaneously and take risks. Now, adventure is a hibachi dinner at Benihana.&...
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Mile-High Piles
June 24, 2011Chances are no matter how organized you are things accumulate on your kitchen counters and grow into piles, and those piles...
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Father Knows Best
June 20, 2011Every day we choose between right and wrong. From a young age we learn through trial and error how to behave ap...
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The Triple Double Oreogasm
June 13, 2011What’s black and white and takes a licking? Hint: It’s not the New York Times’ print circulation. ...
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When Bad Hair Happens to Good People
June 6, 2011A few weeks ago in a fit of mid-life crisis I parted with my long curly locks; nearly ten inches worth. I&rsquo...
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Bikini or No-kini Atoll
May 30, 2011A great prophet named Oprah once said, “Sometimes the best way to dream big is to think small.” Her philo...
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The Word on the Street
May 23, 2011Chances are you remember the name of the street you lived on growing up but can’t explain how the street got its name...
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Snoring: It’s Nothing to Sneeze At
May 16, 2011My husband Chris and I have been married nearly twenty years and each evening after saying goodnight to our three children ...
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My Oak Tree Makes Me Nuts
May 9, 2011Baby Oak trees sprout from any surface where sunlight, moisture and dirt combine to spawn dense woods. I know this, b...
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Meal Snap (Behind the Scenes)
May 2, 2011Meal Snap is a new iPhone app where you submit a photo of your meal and in seconds the program magically tells you what foo...
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The Tongue and the Restless
April 25, 2011Some of us grew up under constant correction from parents and teachers about our back posture: “sit up straight,&rdqu...
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Look Before You Leap: A Splash of Satire
April 18, 2011Cultivating your child’s potential requires a major commitment, and when it’s time to take the big plunge there...
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Look Before You Leap
April 14, 2011Cultivating your child’s potential requires a major commitment, and when it’s time to take the big plunge there...
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Twelve Steps to Facebook Recovery
April 11, 20111. I admit I am powerless over Facebook and that my life became unmanageable when Facebook placed me on probatio...
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You Got Punked!
April 4, 2011The “Don’t talk to me, it’s too early” ritual: Scoop three tablespoons of coffee grinds into Fr...
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Animal Skin Rug “Hide”-and-Seek
March 28, 2011I have an affinity for animal skins. Not only do I drive a car with leather car seats and carry an alligator pocketbo...
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Why Snowboarding’s Not So Gnarly
March 21, 2011If you haven’t heard, asphyxiation and foot binding aren’t just for waterboarding anymore. Water torture ...
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If He Only “Nude” What I Knew
March 14, 2011My husband Chris and I stared at the sample drawings scattered across our kitchen table as we pondered whether to commissio...
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The Flippant Flosser
March 7, 2011There are certain things in life that we do because we have to, like eat, drink, and sleep. There are other things we...
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I’m Keeping Victoria’s Secret
February 28, 2011They say you can tell a lot about someone by looking at her garbage, but you can also tell a lot about someone from looking...
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Know Thy Nostrils
February 21, 2011There’s an Ancient Greek saying, “Know thyself.” It is thought that Socrates came up with this guid...