by Melanie | Sep 19, 2016 | Blog |
Another birthday, another chance to impress the world with my seemingly unending youth. Lord, I barely got that out with a straight face. I am old, old, old. Maybe not geezer old, but old enough to be decidedly unfunny to young people working at various service...
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by Melanie | Sep 12, 2016 | Blog |
Do you hear it? The roar of applause slowly tempering itself to a single, shared sigh of relief? If you have children, you no doubt know what I am talking about, if not, let me illuminate you– school has finally begun. Amid the frantic scrambling, unaccustomed...
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by Melanie | Jul 26, 2016 | Blog |
I did it. Two months of bike commuting has exposed me to so much vehicular buffoonery that I broke down and purchased a bike helmet. Actually, I bought two. Though there are those who scoff when I insist that my head is abnormally large, no, scratch that, giant, it...
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by Melanie | Jun 23, 2016 | Blog |
Like most folks, I’ve spent a lot of my time sorting myself out; parceling out the traits I like and the ones I don’t. I’ve decided that I like my everlasting urge to improve myself. I like that I’m a quick study and pick up new ideas fairly...
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by Melanie | May 31, 2016 | Blog |
I had a book launch party a couple months ago, thrown by a friend and attended by other friends, all of whom instinctively knew I had no idea what I was doing. It was a great opportunity to practice reading passages and answering audience questions. Because they love...
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by Melanie | May 19, 2016 | Blog |
Last week’s cold snap aside, I think we can agree that spring is here to stay. That means that I have laced up the running shoes for another, new training season. The beginning is never good. It doesn’t matter how long into the winter I persevere, lumbering...
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