Vive La France: Marriage Equality Edition
Americans have always had a love-hate relationship with France. On the one hand, we use “French” as a positive adjective, applied to everything from kissing to toast, and we admire French cuisine and fashion.
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We Try It: Making Granola
My kids could probably eat their own weight in granola and yogurt. I may not be fancy enough to make my own yogurt, but to save some cash, I decided to try my hand at making granola.
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Stars Fell on Alabama
… And why wouldn’t they? On our last day in Alabama, as my husband was closing up the moving truck and I was running around doing a final few cleaning chores, the neighbor who lived “behind” us (the house behind our back fence, the one with the all-night floodlights directed right into our bedroom window) came putting over to our …
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“The Office” Finale – A Great End to a (Once) Great Show
It had been a long time since I was happy with The Office, so it was so nice to see the series finale bring everything together and leave me with a smile on my face.
Read MoreWho Hates Gatsby?
By Gatsby, I mean the Great One. You know, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Gatsby. The Great Gatsby. So here we are. I read The Great Gatsby junior year in school. I even had the good fortune of an English teacher who chose to show us the 1974 movie version. My opinion of the book was not particularly high, mostly because it …
Read MoreWe Try It: Running an Adventure Race
Last weekend I had the opportunity to get down and dirty during my first adventure race. There are a variety of them out there. Most of them are races that veer from your standard 5k and include obstacles of all kinds. I took part with my friends in a “bachelorette brigade,” decked out in formal attire.
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Going to a Writers’ Conference: Newbie Edition
My life made a sharp turn over the weekend. The vehicle for this shift was a writing conference. If you are interested in attending one but have never gone, here’s what this newbie learned!
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Lunchtime Poll: Independent or Family-Owned Restaurants
So I’ve noticed that I’ve begun frequenting independent or family-owned places more. Coffee shops mostly, but a few restaurants. I know that it’s from convenience, but also because I find I enjoy them more than the ubiquitous Starbucks or Olive Garden or any other chain. The family-owned or independent places do always seem to lack that sheen that chains have …
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This Open Thread is Turning on the A/C
Hallelujah, it’s finally starting to feel like summer! Which is ironic since it just barely started feeling like spring.
Read MoreDistance Friendships — Sometimes, Add Effort?
Ever since my father put me to the Internet, I have been figuring out how to make, and maintain, long-distance friendships. I can tell you now that the first distance friendship I had some semblance of control over started in third grade. I can also tell you that in ten years, I still am no closer to figuring out the …
Read MoreMy TV Feminist Role Models
For most people, we consume entertainment as a means of escape from our daily lives. We imagine we are space western outlaws fighting to survive on the outskirts of the solar system or are Mr. Manager running our own awesome banana stand. We use entertainment to examine parts of us that we may not necessarily even realize exist within. Some …
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Get in My Belly: Black Bean Rice Salad with Mango
A good rice salad recipe can be eaten at any temperature, and having tried this black bean, mango, peanut and wild rice combination, I know I will happily make it again.
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Game of Thrones, Episode 3.8, “Second Sons”
We’re men, manly men, we’re men in arranged marriages…
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Book Reflections: “Queen of America” and “Revolution”
Last night I finished a book that my 15-year-old sister recommended to me. She may have recommended it to me a few years back — I have a massive to-read list (let’s talk books!), but I always get to things eventually. Between this book and the last that I read, I’ve been pretty immersed in other people’s worlds. That escape mechanism …
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There Are No Clean Cut Answers: Needs, Fetishizing “Otherness,” and Communication
Q. My husband wants to have a threesome with a she-male or male ( a penis inside him and his in me). The situation has been pressing on and on for about a year. His birthday is coming up and he asked again. I’m scared partly of being with him and another man, and partly because the sin I feel. …
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