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Archive for July 2011

let the party begin

On 29 July 2011

MY BOTTOM LINE (ALTHOUGH I LOVE YOU LIKE CRAZY) When it comes to sugar and parenting, I like to think of myself as pretty chill. Nora eats a piece of chocolate or a Popsicle every day. We get ice cream at the park sometimes. Halloween night? Knock yourself out eating crap from the plastic pumpkin, […]

lumpy strawberry milkshake

On 22 July 2011

JOB-SEEKING DON’TS 1. No resumes in italics. No funny fonts. No borders, no shading, no fancy scrollwork. And FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, no clip art. Were you people raised by wolves? Were you beamed down from an alternate universe and told to look for a job in publishing? STOP IT. 2. Cover letters are […]

I’ve got a barrel of this

On 12 July 2011

CLIMATE CHANGE I am sure you have heard plenty of whining from Midwestern folks about our recent high temperatures, so I won’t add to it. The charming vintage bungalow does not have central air, so we have a window air conditioner in our bedroom, which at least makes the nights okay. Unfortunately the way that […]