We 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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Two Questions about the West Wing: “We Killed Yamamoto” and “Posse Comitatus”
We are wrapping up season three of The West Wing this week, with some light-hearted story lines lighten things up as President Bartlet orchestrates an assassination and what the editors have dubbed, “the worst death in TV history.”
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Kickstartable: 50 Years of Broad Ambition: Ladies of the Barbizon
This week’s Kickstartable feature is one that has fascinated me. 50 Years of Broad Ambition: Ladies of the Barbizon features the history of this glamorous women’s hotel and the career girls who lived there.
Read MoreWe Try It: Refinancing a House
This week’s post was nearly 90 days in the making. At the beginning of 2013, when my husband and I looked at our tax return, we thought it would be wise to refinance our home. Our interest rate of 6.25% was, after all, so 2006.
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Lunchtime Poll 5/6/2013: Reading List
Happy Monday, Happy Spring, Friends! Is it finally spring everywhere? I hope so. Simple question today after the cut.
Read MoreKickstartable: My Days of Losing Words: a Photo Book of Chronic Migraine
This week’s featured Kickstarter project is one that so many people will relate to. Rachael Jablo is creating a photo book that chronicles her struggle with chronic migraine headaches.
Read MoreTwo Questions about The West Wing: Season 3, Episode 19 “Stirred”
Season Three of The West Wing keeps plugging along. There’s a lot of talk about replacing Hoynes as the vice president on the ticket, Donna pushes Josh to make her favorite English teacher’s retirement special, and Charlie finds out he owes money to the IRS.
Read MoreLunchtime Poll 4/29/12: April Showers
April showers have been legendary in these parts this month. It’s also been a hell of month for so many people, from Boston to West, Texas and beyond. I’m thinking happy thoughts after the cut.
Read MoreListen to Your Mother: Listen to Yourself
Approximately twenty years ago, I was a theatre minor in college.
Read MoreKickstartables: In This Together Media
Today’s Kickstartable feature is one that warms our bookish hearts. In This Together Media focuses on publishing quality books for and about girls.
Read MoreLunchtime Poll 4/22/2013: DIY
Happy Monday, friends! Let’s assume this week will be filled with more sunshine than last, shall we?
Read MoreWe Try It: Sony Fitness Walkman
I have a confession to make. If I had my way, I’d still be using my pink Panasonic boom box from 1986. Unlike me, Sony has stayed with the times and now offers a Walkman that plays digital music. Think of it as a 2013 version of those bright yellow cassette players they used to make.
Read MoreTwo Questions about The West Wing: “Night Five” and “Hartsfield Landing”
In these episodes of season three, the Bartlet administration balances running the country with campaigning for a second term as primaries across the country kick off. The president consults a psychologist due to his insomnia, Donna gets a job offer, and a member of the press corps goes missing in the Congo, and a whole lot more happens in these …
Read MoreWe Try It: A Marathon Relay
[Editor's note: Persephone Magazine sends its thoughts and love out to Boston this afternoon. I wrote this post after completing this event two days ago. Knowing that events like this will probably never be the same breaks my heart. Our namesake Persephone lives in the greater Boston area, and we are sending her, her family, and their community extra hugs ...
Read MoreLunchtime Poll 4/15/2013: It’s Tax Time
Happy Monday! Here in the U.S., it’s tax deadline day.
Read MoreKickstartable: The Empowerment Project
Today I am pleased to introduce you to a Kickstarter project that I think was made for Persephone enthusiasts.
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