On pg. 37, Gladwell says "suppose that you made a list of the forty people whom you would call your circle of friends (not including family and co-workers) and in each case worked backward until you could identify the person who is ultimately responsible for setting in motion the series of connections that led to that friendship."

His theory is that ( Read more... )

Happy birthdays, Libby & Cristin!

Speaking of holidays, I have a bit of a bad attitude about Christmas this year, and I think it is directly related to how much The Wire I watch. (We're spending Christmas in Baltimore.) If I use the n-word in casual conversation, I will also blame The Wire.

Speaking of The Wire, we're naming our next fish Proposition ( Read more... )

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Here are the rules:
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you 5 questions of a very personal nature.
3. You will update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them 5 questions.

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Normally I wouldn't pound a beer back at 1:30 on a Thursday before I go to work. But desperate times . . .

I can't figure why beer is so helpful. All the texts I've ever read about helping PMS and cramps advise nice healthy things like avoiding potato chips and exercising.

Actually exercising does help. Both heat and ice do the trick. But so does ( Read more... )

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L: So, we're going to go apple picking as part of Lyndsay's bachelorette party.

M: What are you going to do with all the apples?

L: Lyndsay's sister is going to lead a pie-baking session so we can freeze them for Lyndsay & Scott.

M: Pie??!! Who likes pie??!!

L: um.....

L: pretty much everyone.....?

L: There was an apple picking party in Real Simple this ( Read more... )

Read the article (nevermind the dour headline).

View / Listen to the audio slideshow. Click on captions to read even more. Some of the sounds are priceless.

As I may have mentioned, by far the scariest thing about weddings is the stuff. I think I'm addicted to wedding presents, but luckily they have not stopped trickling in yet. We just got a chunk of change from Josh's grandparent's and I'm already drooling to spend it on one of the following:

1) a Dyson vaccuum
2) new diner-style red kitchen chairs
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