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I am a political and cable news junkie. I grew up in a family of eccentric lawyers; arguing about politics is, thus, my favorite sport. I love to run; I have completed six marathons and am probably going to get sucked into doing another one this February

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The role of exercise in our lives: 2 of 11

Sometimes I forget why I love to run. I remembered many of the reasons I do as well as some of the reasons why I forget that I do on recently on a long run. No friends, no family, no one to hold my hand. I was all on my own. I was actually really excited. Sort of. And I am quite proud of myself for doing it all alone. I real...
Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Planning How to plan a beach wedding: 1 of 5

Maybe you and your fianc met in a beach town or perhaps you spend all your free time surfing together; you may just want a relaxed environment for your wedding celebration and have selected a beach theme to help encourage your guests to kick back and enjoy themselves. In any case, putting together a beach themed wedding can ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Love in the garden: 12 of 53

My husband the gardener. Oh, sigh. Our tiny one bedroom love abode did not have a green space. But Adam was bound and determined to will an indoor herb garden to life. This is our story: the labor of attentive love in the urban garden that just, lamentably, was not to be. I learned rather swiftly in my cooking experiments ho...
Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Planning Wedding destinations: If you could choose any place in the world to exchange your vows: 1 of 4

Making the case for a destination wedding Sometimes when I remember all of the drama that ensued before my wedding, I think if I could do it all over again, I might have just gathered up mine and my husband's immediate family and a couple of our closest friends for a simple and serene ceremony in some gorgeous and remote loc...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Embarrassing moments: 35 of 121

I think I might have had my most embarrassing moment yesterday since...well, I am never telling those other stories that involve peeing my pants, and trying on a swimsuit in WalMart, so DON'T ask...but suffice it to say, this was probably my third most embarrassing moment ever, as in, in my life. In this case, dear Lisa, it'...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Accessories Things you need for your first baby: 7 of 23

Aside from the obvious things like clothes and diapers, binkies, bottles and butt cream, I never imagined just how many accessories one little human would require. A child can affect everything from how much food you need for the week, to how much house and what kind of car you require. However, when considering all of the s...
Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Budget Weddings: How much debt is too much?: 2 of 6

Avoid wedding debt, save your marriage Of all of the many horrible things that could happen to destroy your wedding, there is one very important thing about your wedding that could potentially destroy your marriage: Debt. I got married young. My parents paid for the whole thing. To be honest, I do not really know how much it...
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) My top comeback wishes in religion for 2008: 4 of 11

I got a vituperative email from my boss yesterday. I had sent him an article for one of our blogs in which I made a jesting connection between politics and religion. Quote: "And, please delete any references to religion. Very bad idea to bring religion into any discussion politics infuriates people enough. Politics + religio...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Babies (Other) Guide to baby sitting rates: 2 of 5

Babysitting all of my neighbor's kids as a young teenager was one of the greatest jobs ever. I was so grateful to have a way to make money at that age, and I suspect the mothers I worked for were happy to have me because I was willing to do it for four dollars an hour. Much has obviously changed since then by way of babysitt...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My holiday vacation in the mountains: 13 of 30

I am going to bear my testimony about my honeymoon. Eww! Don't worry. It's not like that. "You went to Canada on your honeymoon?" you say. Oh yes. Mountains. Snow. Caramel hot chocolate. Bed and Breakfast. Hot tub. Village shopping. Snowboarding. Keep reading to know more about this fabulous freeze out in the winter wonderla...