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After today's 5th grade choir competition, my daughter and I made our usual weekend trip to the bookstore. Bettyville by George Hodgman was front and center in the featured titles, with a 20 percent off sticker no less. I first read about the memoir on Betsey Lerner's blog, but couldn't remember any of the story... Continue Reading →
Because I'm tired. And it's Friday night. And all I want to do is curl up in whatever area of the couch is still available to fall asleep with one of these books resting on my chest. All of which are stacked on my nightstand right now, in the pile closest to the bed...waiting just... Continue Reading →
I moved into the freshman dorms at Auburn University in September of 1991. The school calendar was divided into trimesters, and I remember my first year of college starting later than those of my friends who had ended up in Bloomington and West Lafayette. At Auburn, I was a GDI - God Damn Independent, meaning... Continue Reading →
When I was in high school, my mom got a gray Lincoln Town car. Driving it down our narrow, twisty small town roads was like trying to navigate an aircraft carrier. I remember the front hood seeming to stretch out forever, forcing me to strain my neck just to see the road in front of... Continue Reading →
When I began this effort to blog every day for the month of March, I didn't even flinch. How hard could 31 days straight be? In 2008, I blogged every day for 365 days. Every day. But, here I am, ten days in and already feeling like I'm up against a brink wall every night... Continue Reading →
If you keep adding the numbers of the date I stopped drinking, until you get to a single digit, it equals 9. The Greek numeral Theta has a value of 9, and its symbol can be made to look like: Θ, Ó¨, θ or Ï‘. My first sibling was born when I was nine years... Continue Reading →
I snapped this shot at 7:51 p.m. tonight. I was headed Southward down Edwardsville-Galena Road, and the colors outside my passenger window were too fantastic not to photograph. There's so many things that make me happy here, I don't know where to start, but I'll begin with the time of the photo. It was nearly... Continue Reading →
I'm training for my first mini-marathon. Today was a seven mile run - the longest run so far of the beginner training schedule I'm following to prepare for the 13.1 miles on April 25. I've ran 7.5 miles before, but that's my longest distance, which means next Saturday's 8 miler will be a new record... Continue Reading →
I can't tell if I'm in a really good mood, or just had too much caffeine. After being snowed in yesterday, I was able to make my way to the coffee shop today and knock out a solid day's work powered by a hazelnut latte and too-many-to-count light roast coffee refills. It's Friday. Another week... Continue Reading →
My mom sent me this picture of the two of us today. She's so young here. When this photo was taken, she was probably 25 or 26, definitely younger than 30. We've always looked alike, but in this photo, I see my baby sister - especially in her eyes. Once I sent my mom a... Continue Reading →
Amy Gesenhues 