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Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009
W-o-r-d p-l-a-y
I’ve written before about my love of board games, but my love of Scrabble surpasses my love for all other board games.
Friday, Dec. 11, 2009
My magic hat
My grandmother gave me a hat for my 17th birthday and she died a month later. It's a cherished item, even magical.
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009
This hasn't been an uplifting decade
Time Magazine declared the past 10 years as the decade from hell. I find it hard to disagree.
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009
Barbie in a burkha?
I can’t understand why Mattel and Save the Children would dress Barbie in a Burkha.
Monday, Nov. 30, 2009
My favorite Christmas songs
Here are a few of my favorite Christmas songs. What are yours?
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
I got the H1N1 vaccination ... did you?
Monday afternoon found me in line with hundreds of my closest friends.
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Faster to the finish line
If you had told me last May that I would be averaging an eight-minute mile in November, I would have laughed.
Monday, Nov. 9, 2009
People are too sharply divided over issues
It’s 11 p.m. on Saturday night and where am I? Lying on my bed watching live C-SPAN footage of the health care vote.
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
What should be read in English lit classes?
I'm glad I don't have to write the curriculum for a college English literature class.
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
Local elections certainly matter; go Yankees!
At age 19, the thrill of voting hasn’t worn off yet. I get a kind of chill casting my ballot. It’s a great feeling.
