October 2007
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Twitter Post We should make friends with more couples. Two friends for the price of one. Also, you only have to buy one present at holiday time. Follow me on Twitter
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Striptease of the Living Dead We are officially home from Portland and one of us has the flu. As I am currently laying on the couch while my tonsils gently spoon each other, I’ll let you guess who among us has been hit by the plague. Ian, for all of his revelry, seems to have an immune system of steel. I catch a whiff of a homeless person on public transit or stand next to a child at the...
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R&R We’re in Portland with our friends Bob and Jenn for the weekend. As Jenn and I are very sleepy, we’ve each decided to retire separately to our rooms. The boys are busy grabbing donuts and drinking beers down the street. Therefore, I have no one to share in my surprise that there is currently a line dancing competition going on in the room directly above me. I can distinctly...
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Twitter Post Seeing old lovely friends over whiskey. Does Portland need more bloggers? Follow me on Twitter
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Twitter Post Dear Portland, I love you. BFF, Drew. Follow me on Twitter
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Twitter Post Dude on the bus is talking about struggling with the ethics of shareware as a modern Christian. Follow me on Twitter
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Twitter Post Why on earth is the apartment colder than outside? Follow me on Twitter
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Twitter Post Listening to Emmylou and defrosting beef. Mix me a drink. Follow me on Twitter
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Communal Living Means Going to the Bathroom with the Door Open
I Want a Divorce! from dzandone on Vimeo.
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Reporting Live from the Windy City
Business Travel Diary: Chicago Day 1 from dzandone on Vimeo.
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On Demand Families without cable are hands down always weird. It’s on par with being home schooled. I know! It’s a classic chicken or egg scenario. Are they weird because they don’t have cable or do they not have cable because they are weird?
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The Urban Family Cookbook: Ganache with Panache Way back in 1994, my cousin Reed was born. At the ripe age of ten, I had a deep grasp on what my role as the elder girl cousin would entail. Changing diapers, purchasing forbidden candy, the whole shebang. Just as important? Baking her a birthday cake upon entering her teenage years. Although I love to bake, I rarely get the chance. I have a basic...
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Twitter Post Alex on batting for the other side: it’s like a flower I don’t want to smell. Follow me on Twitter
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Missing: Mountain Day
photo by Hoffy, Mountain Day 2005
Mountain Day is celebrated at Smith on a beautiful fall day when the president cancels classes and encourages students to “take a day off.” The tradition was first recorded in 1877 in the diary of a student who spent the day hiking with friends on Mount Nonotuck. A picnic lunch can be provided by the college to be carried...
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Twitter Post Safeway has deviled egg filling on special. Hello Sunday night tv party. Guest list: 2. Me and my egg filling. Follow me on Twitter