I was raised a tea drinker. Neither of my parents drank coffee at home, but my dad drank Lipton tea. Then I discovered coffee in high school, and it assisted me greatly in maintaining functionality during countless early mornings and late evenings throughout college. And then I went to England for a semester during my... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, my dad and I attended a family reunion with 100+ strangers. Let me explain. About a year ago, as I was doing some genealogy research, I learned that a family reunion was being planned for August 2015 in the town where my mom grew up. The reunion was actually for my... Continue Reading →
A friend and I saw one of our childhood heroes the other day: Judy Blume. She's touring the country for her new novel, In the Unlikely Event. I haven't read any of her books in decades, but when I heard that she was coming to my neighborhood bookstore, I had. to. go. I remembered loving... Continue Reading →
One week left of being a 30-something... I'm way behind on my birthday list reporting, but I will try to catch up over the next few days! I'm working my way through the Modern Library's top 100 novels and nonfiction books. As I was perusing the list of novels about a month ago, I noticed... Continue Reading →
Apparently I've been living under a rock under another rock, because I learned of actor Jonathan Crombie's passing a week after it occurred. How did I miss this tragic news?? I found out a few days ago as I was reading Entertainment Weekly. He died from a brain hemorrhage at age 48. I haven't watched... Continue Reading →
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