Archive for April, 2012

Practice Makes Perfect

April 27, 2012

I have a degree in music. Many hours of my life have been spent practicing piano, voice, and flute. Many more hours of my life have been spent leading others in rehearsal. Moreover, I have spent yet more hours of my life practicing physical activities such as yoga, weightlifting, dance, and drama. I know a [...]

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The Cabin in the Shorties

April 19, 2012

Gee, no kidding: When young people pay all their money on student loans, they don’t have money to take out mortgages. Separate but Equal?: On women’s workouts. I hate agreeing with Kip: I’ve said a lot of things about former TSA director Kip Hawley over the years, but the Kipster is making sense these days. [...]

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The Decline of the Butcher Counter

April 14, 2012

When I was a kid, any decent grocery store had a butcher counter. The butcher was there every day. He could help you pick a cut of meat for your recipe, or grind some beef for you, or get “specialty cuts” for you. If you only needed a small roast and all that was out [...]

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Climbing the Mountain of Paperwork

April 11, 2012

This week’s Life Well Lived question is: How do you organize paperwork both online and off? Share your tip(s) to managing physical and digital clutter! Be sure to visit BlogHer’s main post on the topic and add your comments. While you’re in the area, don’t forget to enter the current Life Well Lived sweepstakes. I [...]

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It’s an Assassin’s Creed Joke

April 5, 2012

The Templars are here in Las Vegas. Tell Desmond.

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Happy Sushi

April 3, 2012

Simon at Palms Place does a lovely Sunday Brunch. A limited sushi selection is available, and their sushi chef is always up for conversation in Japanese. He decorated my “crispy rice spicy tuna” with this little smiley face. It was delicious.                  

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