My high school English teacher used to start class on Friday with 5 words or phrases written on the board. He’d then regale us with stories about the words or phrases, varying from tidbits about their etymology to translation of foreign phrases to quotes and more. He called it Five Fun Facts for Friday. If [...]
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18
Jan
Movies: Gulliver’s Travels
Published in Movies & TelevisionThere’s nothing like a little red carpet glamour to make you realize how hopelessly out of synch you are with pop culture. Watching the Golden Globes the other night I could count on one hand the movies I’ve seen, and none of those were up for any major awards. With on-demand options available via any [...]
Tags: movie
14
Jan
Oh My Aching Back!
Published in Health & FitnessOK friends — I know you’ve listened, and patiently I might add, to me complaining about my back pain. It’s been going on for nearly two weeks now, and while I tried to ignore it in those first few days, reality kicked me in the butt and it became a full blown problem. In (very) [...]
8
Jan
Italy in Books: Read Along with Me
Published in BooksThere’s nothing like combining two things that you love, and for me the opportunity came with the Italy in Book reading challenge. I love to read. I love Italy. Hey, this is a no-brainer! The challenge is to read 12 book that are set in Italy during the year. They don’t need to be entirely [...]
Tags: Italy
1
Jan
In what has become a bit of a tradition, I started out the New Year with some fellow travel loving pals for doughnuts and coffee at the downtown location of Top Pot. Besides having some of the best darn doughnuts around town, it’s a pleasant location (with free wi-fi) to meet up with friends for [...]
Tags: friendship
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