Last night, Brian and I joined several friends for a pub crawl. Since Taylor was gracious enough to babysit, I decided to wear something that did not need to be breastfeeding-friendly. Naturally, this outfit would also require comfortable, but not quite sensible shoes. No worries, though. Weeks before I found these neat new foldable flats that ( Read more... )

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This classic silhouette from the 1960s evokes the beautiful 1940s with its beautiful shoulders and cute bows at the neckline.


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2009 was such a terribly lousy year that 2010 had little choice but to be an improvement, and it was. For the most part, it was quite good, even. But I suppose any year that includes a trip to Ireland cannot be that bad at all ( Read more... )

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On the drive home from work yesterday, I heard a segment on NPR discussing the use of an alias, in particular, Starbucks. The piece pointed out that for many folks with ethnic names, the use of “Coffee Names” has become commonplace.

INTERVIEWER: And then you thought up that lots of people use coffee names ( Read more... )