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Today Only!
It's Cyber Monday, which means that every store where you've ever shopped online has just spammed your inbox. It occurs to me that the...
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Finding Christmas
Thanksgiving Eve I was home by myself and there was just nothing on television, so I flipped over to Lifetime Christmas movies. Linda...
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Fantasy Island
It's Thanksgiving Eve, and I am loving all the photos you're publishing of beautifully appointed dinner tables and yummy-looking pies and...
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Welcome to Nowhere
My favorite show we saw in New York was Tony award-winning The Band's Visit. I can't stop listening to the original Broadway cast...
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Hey, Boo.
The conversion of my husband to musical theater geek appears to be complete. For my birthday (Nov 5) we went to the Saints vs. Rams game....
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My Date with FLOTUS M.O.
My sister is in town for the American Library Association Annual Conference. We had plans to get together for dinner but then she told me...
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First-Wave Feminist
I have become obsessed with Mary Colter. Before my trip to Arizona, I'd never heard of Mary Colter. Now she's become a personal hero....
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First Door on the Left
Sung to the tune of Grease 2's "Reproduction": Ren-o-va-tion! (Ren-o-va-tion!) Put your sanding tool to work! Ren-o-va-tion!...
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Not all of New Orleans looks like the French Quarter
First, a little history. (I love history. Not loving history is like not loving...stories.) Prior to the Louisiana Purchase, goods were...
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Grab Your Popcorn
I wonder if it's occurred to The Academy that there would be a larger viewing audience for the Oscars if more of us had a chance to see...