A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump’s Testing of America by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig (★★★★☆) If you remember the four years of Trump’s presidency as a blur (because at the time you were just trying to get through them, and have since tried hard to forget about them),...
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. I don’t think I have not mentioned it here yet, but I got my booster shot last week (woot!). I was so excited when I was able...
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Well, well, here we are again…. wrapping up another year of NaBloPoMo. Every year, I worry what I will be blogging about for 30 days in a row and then I run out of days before I run out of blog ideas. It’s a nice problem to have and I...
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All I want for Christmas this year is – again! – for this virus to go away and for everyone to see their families and loved ones without having to take precautions. I know this year seems a little better than last year and lots of people will undoubtedly get...
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Earlier this month, in my Halloween post, I told you about St. Martin’s Day, a catholic holiday that is celebrated in parts of Germany on November 11. I also told you that a traditional pastry that is given out to the kids on St. Martin’s Day is a “Weckmann” (a pastry...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2021 Time I woke up: 7:00 a.m. First thing I did upon waking: a 45 min Peloton “Turkey Burn” spin class, followed by a (virtual) 5k Turkey Trot around the neighborhood. (Gotta earn that Thanksgiving dinner + pie!) Today’s...
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photo credit: Anna Tukhfatullina via Unsplash The day after Thanksgiving seems to be a good time to talk about not being wasteful, don’t you think? Especially considering the fact that lots of people probably didn’t have as nice a Thanksgiving meal as you and I just had. The Turkey Trot...
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photo credit: Jovan Vasiljević via Unsplash Ok, ok. I know what you’re going to say. Last year, I pleaded with you and said we should all put the big boys’ (and girls’) pants on and suck it up that we’re spending this holiday “alone”. Now, it’s one year later and...
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