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(A flashback to 8:55 PM, June 8. Year unknown, but I’d guess 2007.)
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A few days ago, I saw the most beautiful scene; two friends, who clearly hadn’t seen each other in a very long time, were reunited. She was startled [...] 
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I keep a pen and pad of paper on my bedside table. Why? So I can document any interesting dreams the instant I wake up. This hasn’t taught me anything profound about my inner workings, but it’s one top-notch cheap thrill. Recently, I dreamed of finding a [...] 
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There are two reasons I have never hired a wardrobe consultant: 1. I never been able to afford a personal shopper, wardrobe consultant, or any fashion advice beyond hairstylists asking “Are you sure about this?” 2. If a poor, unsuspecting consultant asked me “What styles do you [...] 
Last month, I read Marriage, a History: from Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage by Stephanie Coontz. Spiffy title, eh? The book’s even better!
I will not attempt to summarize this book. For one thing, it’s over 400 pages long, and them pages is dense. (Not like those 20 large-print-words-per-page [...] 
I have long loved this old Peggy Orenstein post, and I’m tempted to reference it almost daily.
It was only a matter of time before I read Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture. I enjoyed the first edition mightily (haven’t seen the 2012 [...] 
Earlier this week, the writers at No More Dirty Looks reviewed five “clean” balms… all of which contained beeswax. Vegans of the world, I submit these five lip balms for your consideration:
Lush None of Your Beeswax - On my first (and only) trip to Aspen, I paid my first (and only) visit [...] 
(Image source) Mama Said: Once many many years ago our Bishop stopped me in the multi-purpose room to say “Sister W-, you always look so radiant and lovely.” This shocked me right out of my manners and I am shamed to say I blurted out, “Lovely?? You should see me at home in [...] 
“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” - Albert Einstein in a letter to Jost Winteler, 1901. Look at that face! That dapper child was BORN to question authority. (Image source)
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