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Archive for October 2011

Fighting Crime with Really Big '80s Hair

Ok, this is HUGE news. According to the news feed I get from Yahoo… “KITT, the flame-throwing, river-jumping, talking muscle car from the `80s TV show ‘Knight Rider,’ is up for sale. Restored to its debut-season glory, the modified black 1982 Pontiac Trans Am is offered at $149,995 at a Dublin auto dealership.” Let’s start... Read more »
By Jenny I.,
October 27, 2011 at 8:44 pm
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Reflections on the Year, Part I

Ok, the “Part I” portion of the title is very hopeful; I’m assuming there will be a Part II but I may get very involved this week in doing absolutely nothing so I really shouldn’t be making any promises. 2011 has been a hell of a year. I survived my first year of teaching in... Read more »
By Jenny I.,
October 20, 2011 at 6:43 pm
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WWWWD? (What Would Wonder Woman Do?)

We all have heroes growing up. Some look to world leaders, spiritual gurus, or writers of prose. There are those who are fortunate enough to have people in their everyday lives to admire – parents, police officers, teachers or doctors. They give us courage, strength, and standards to live up to. They can, in essence... Read more »
By Jenny I.,
October 13, 2011 at 6:08 pm
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Julia Child Is Spinning

I come from a line of good cooks. My great-grandmother, Mimi, made a Tomato-Beef Soup that I swear once made my father weep (this is despite her having to use, in her words, “Goyishe bones.”)  My grandmother has a recipe for an amazing Apricot Chicken that I like to think her ancestors carried with them... Read more »
By Jenny I.,
October 6, 2011 at 2:50 pm
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