1. On my never-ending quest for the perfect pen, I came across the Bic Atlantis® Exact. I prefer fine point pens that don’t smear and this one writes really smoothly, plus it comes in fun colors. My other go-to pen is the R.S.V.P. from Pentel. What is your favorite pen?...
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I am quite impressed with myself, I must say. I read another eight books in February. It feels like I just had to get my act together and voilà, reading is part of my everyday life again. If I had known that it would be that easy, I would have...
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hoping for the rain to stop. No, seriously now. We had quite enough and we need a break, and with ‘we’, I mean the dams, levees, and hillsides mostly. Did you hear that part of Highway 50 collapsed? excited about picking out some new running shoes. I only own two...
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I’ve been a little bit at a loss of words this month…. for so many reasons I guess (do you watch the news?), but I’ve been also suffering a bit from writer’s block. Not much has been happening around here. Well, except for ALL THE RAIN. I can’t remember the...
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“We are less likely to sell something for $10 than to buy it for $10.” A Two-Word Psychological Concept Can Explain The Anger Over Obamacare’s Potential Repeal This is so spot on. It’s called loss aversion. What to tell people who say you have to accept Donald Trump’s presidency now...
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I’ve had my gym membership for years. I had phases where I went regularly, then other times, not so much. Whenever I fell off the bandwagon, I felt that I was wasting money. I contemplated quitting my membership many, many times. For some reason, a little nagging voice in my head...
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So, looks like I just have to put an actual reading goal on Goodreads and – surprise, surprise – I read. Who knew? I read (and listened to one) a total of NINE books in January, which means, I already read more than half the number of books I...
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February is here with more rain and wind. We’re getting a lot of it this time around and it mostly means, I will try to stay warm and dry this month. January was a little crazy with lots of things going on at work and some last-minute field work thrown in...
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