In seventh grade, I was assigned to "enrichment" classes—a few hours a week devoted to hanging out with other nerds who were bored by the...
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Saturday News
All the news you need to know:1. I'm officially a Lifetime Member of Weight Watchers! I had an awesome weigh-in and meeting today. My holiday...
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Reading Is Sexy: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
I'm admitting defeat. The Jane Project is a failure.I made it through Northanger Abbey without too much trouble, and despite dire predictions from one of...
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Reading Is Sexy: Northanger Abbey… Meh
Someone warned me in a comment on my blog that Northanger Abbey is generally not favored among Jane Austen's novels and might not be a...
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Reading Is Sexy: Jane Eyre and Jane Austen
There are a small number of things I love so much, I can barely bring myself to talk about the depth of my feelings for...
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Reading Is Sexy: The Piano Shop on the Left Bank
I recently finished reading The Piano Shop On The Left Bank by Thad Carhart, and it was just... enchanting. It tells the story of Carhart's...
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Reading Is Sexy: Michael Chrichton’s Travels
I was sad to read that Michael Crichton died yesterday. Most people recognize his name because of Jurassic Park and his other novels that were...
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Growing Old Is Not For Sissies
A photographer named Etta Clark published a beautiful series of books back in the '90s called Growing Old Is Not For Sissies (I & II)....
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Reading is Sexy: Traveling Death and Resurrection Show
Today is my rest day. I've worked out the last six days in a row, so I have to take a break -- even though...
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