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Art Collecting: A Beginning 

I am just sitting on my two thumbs, trying to hold back my excitement, as I am waiting for my newest piece of art to arrive on my front doorstep.  I have probably said this at least twice before, but … Continue reading

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Musical Month!: Billy Idol and More 

After Huey Lewis played at Horseshoe last week, I was pretty sure that my summer of music was complete.  I was SO wrong.  On Friday, there was another great show at the casino.  On Saturday, we went to a local … Continue reading

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New Cleanse Alert: Pressed Juicery 

As I have talked about before, I am a juice cleanse nut.  I have done the BluePrintCleanse ten times over the past two years and have really loved it. It gives me energy, cleans my insides out and helps me … Continue reading

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I won’t lie… This is a little embarassing 

So… It isn’t that strange to have a celebrity crush.  It might not even be that strange to have had the same celebrity crush for 30 years.  But it is definitely a bit peculiar to have the #1 guy on … Continue reading

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Alien Visitor: My Sister 

So a few weeks ago I went out to California to visit my sister and last week (at the detriment to my blogging, sorry), she stopped by for a week in Cincinnati.  Some of you may know my sister, some … Continue reading

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Day Tripping: Catalina Island 

Mr. A and I lived in Los Angeles for two years during grad school, but we never got a chance to visit Catalina Island.  So when my sister wanted to visit as part of her goodbye to LA, I was … Continue reading

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How to Live Through a Graduation 

As I told you yesterday, Pickle and I flew out to Los Angeles over the weekend to surprise my sister for her graduation.  My sister is about as intuitive as a pet rock because my parents slipped up and pretty … Continue reading

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Weekend Escape: Los Angeles 

Sorry I was so silent last week…  I actually left for Los Angeles on Thursday and had a ton to do before I left.  However, my trip was a surprise for my sister’s dental school graduation so I couldn’t share … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day for Non-Believers 

Remember how I went on and on and on yesterday about how I thought Mother’s Day was a total crock?  Well, maybe I was wrong and you ladies are on to something…  Growing up, my mother always told us “If … Continue reading

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Happy Mother’s Day (barf) 

If you know me AT ALL, you know that I have a tremendous distaste for all holidays that, in my opinion, were just created by the card industry to pump up sales.  Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day…  Zombie New Year.  I … Continue reading

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