"You'll never be hurt as much by being open as you have been hurt by remaining closed."~ Martha Beck ( Read more... )

The heat was beyond stifling. If my poor pooch could speak human, she could have been calling me a c**t, among other colorful things. Between those belabored pants I could almost make out, "A black dog in a black car with no A/C in 100+ temps is more than 'cruel and unusual punishment. I hate you, but I love you. Woof.'" Then she'd lean in and ( Read more... )

It is after 2am, and I just finished watching The Fountain.

The DVD player died half-way through Children of Men, so I curled up in the guest bedroom with my laptop. It turned out to be a rather enjoyable experience. And since both movies were past due, I decided to watch the second one despite the late hour...Stylistically, it is in keeping with ( Read more... )

Well, even though August, the hottest month of the summer, is here, there is also no denying the fact that summer is also on its last legs. I was going to take Susanne, a coworker from my new job, to pick blueberries this morning. In fact, in order to go, the near impossible happened: I awoke at 8am on a Saturday. Unfortunately, when I made my ( Read more... )

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I heart Greg Simkins' work!!!

Seriously.

I just checked my email. The first email was from Travelzoo's Weekly Top 20 with an OMG London & Paris Package from 9 Cities (one of which is Atlanta ~ that almost NEVER happens).

The second email was from DailyCandy Travel with The Paris Review!!

And the third email was from Yoga Journal's newsletter which said:
Traveling to unfamiliar lands can ( Read more... )

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