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My Dog is Studying Physics

My dog, Skyla, is the smartest puppy in the world. You might think that your dog is in fact the smartest in the world, but you are in denial. Anyhoo, Skyla has been studying physics lately. While Chris and I are lounging on the couch, she’ll casually pick up her orange rubber ball in her…

Removing Toxic People From Your Life: Easier Said Than Done

“You could get on a bus right now. I’ll come with you.” I was 16 years old, and I was standing in the gift shop of Chicago’s Field Museum with my best friend, J. She was visiting from out of state for the week, and we were making the rounds doing typical tourist stuff. But…

Does Your Name Matter?

A new character was recently introduced on my favorite TV show…and her name is Sage. She’s not much like me. She likes to double-cross people and play mind games…oh, and she’s a vampire who drinks human blood, so there’s that. This probably isn’t very interesting to those of you with common names, but I don’t…

Are Relationships Compromises or Agreements?

Chris’s birthday was Sunday, so we celebrated by going to his favorite pizza place. He got a Chicago-style deep dish pizza, and I got a vegetable-heavy one with Daiya vegan cheese (so delicious!). We have very similar values, senses of humor, political leanings, tastes in home décor, cleanliness standards, nerdy-ness, etc. But Chris and I…

Too Much Tech? How to Handle Gadget Overload

Oh, hi…um…I’ll be with you in a second… I just have to send this email…and tweet this link…and text my husband…and post this on Facebook…and finish this game of Words With Friends…and download this ebook to my tablet…and shoot this zombie… Sorry, this is going to take a while. Why don’t you call my cell,…

The Secret to Finding an Extra Day Every Month

Happy Leap Year Day! Today we get an extra day tacked onto the end of February. I’m a little fuzzy about the importance of Leap Year, but I think it has something to do with keeping our calendar aligned with the seasons. We wouldn’t want to eventually get snow in the middle of summer, right?…

Fiftyfifty.me Challenge: February Recap

I’ve completed Month 2 of the Fiftyfifty.me challenge! The goal is to read 50 books and watch 50 movies in 2012. Here’s a recap of my February progress. Books The No Brainer Wardrobe The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 2 Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 Nudge Crush It! Why…