a new style of dancing

So earlier this week I took my first ballroom dance lesson. So let me start with the obvious: It is challenging to dance backwards and in heels. I’ve danced in heels at clubs, so the wearing of heels wasn’t the challenging part. It was the dancing backwards and putting your…

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watch out for…chairs?

The other day while out, I passed by an area with several restaurants all with outside seating areas. I love the outside seating areas because I love sitting outside when at all possible. The only downside, which isn’t even so bad, is that sometimes they can create some sidewalk traffic…

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St. Patrick’s Day!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! The Irish are known as storytellers, back to the great Bardic traditions up through lyrical poets and incredible authors today. In my own family, there are quite a few people who can definitely keep a captive audience with made up stories or stories from their past.…

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books vs. e-books

Yesterday I got in a discussion with friends about books vs. e-books, and whether or not this is finally the end of books (since I’ve heard this argument for at least the past 10 years or so). It started off with a discussion about publishing and self-publishing, and I got…

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