cousinemily

A few days ago I was with some friends while a TV was on in the background.  Midway through some Christian telling me how Howard Zinn couldn’t possibly be a Christian (I assume due to his anti-war, anti-poverty, and anti-slavery positions), I was given the opportunity to completely tune the guy out (allowing him, the [...]

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Cousin Emily suggested I read Gretchen Rubin’s book The Happiness Project ($15 @ Barnes & Noble).  It is a book about the author’s one year project to make herself happier. As GRETCHEN! says (she’s so high-strung I can only think of her in ALLCAPS and exclamation points), sometimes we aren’t happy doing the things that [...]

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For my entire life, I’ve longed to be the most popular kid in school.  It’s a position I have coveted since age 3. At first I took the academic track to popularity.  Unfortunately, around the age of 18 I realized that making good grades does not make one popular. But today, I made it! Cousin [...]

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My new favorite thing in life are bedazzled ties.  I see them everywhere.  In fact, it took some a bit of searching for me to find a tie that was not bedazzled. Of course, I think I only love them because I know I could never wear them (they don’t go with plaid). Here’s the [...]

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