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Top Ten Reasons Writing is the BEST Job in the WORLD

BY KRISTEN LAMB Ah, 2014. The New Year is upon us and it seems everyone has a story they want to tell. Often, I hear them when people find out I’m a writer. It’s estimated that 75% of Americans say they would one day like to write [...]

How Do You Accidentally Wax Your Butt?

by Jenny Hansen This title question came from my husband at breakfast this last weekend. First, I should say, I was on my first cup of coffee. Also, I might have a touch of PMS. (Yeah, yeah…too much information, but far be it from me [...]
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Men Need More Stuff

Men Need More Stuff By Vicki Hinze   When it comes to writing, everything is fodder, particularly the study of people, their habits, likes and dislikes, their behavior and dispositions.  So I’ve been doing a little informal study of [...]
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Why it’s Justified to Watch “Justified”

A Review of FX’s “Justified” by Tiffany A. White Happy 2014!! When I watch certain TV shows, I can’t stop thinking about how much I enjoy their particular characters… mainly due to the relationships between the good and the evil—whatever [...]
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Strange Behavior

Well, it’s officially January in Kansas, which means the weather here is sucking our will to live. A new blanket of snow was thrown over our dreams of escape, two days ago, and the cabin fever is not so much the log cabin type, as it [...]
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You Can’t Fix Stupid and Other Life Lessons

By Piper Bayard I turned fifty in 2013, and in my life, I’ve learned that growing old sucks. Small strains take months to heal, old wounds are new aches and pains, and where the young woman I was had the world for a smile, the woman I am now [...]
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Opportunity Exists in the Person You Already Are

By KM Huber I rarely recognize opportunity as it is unfolding. Not rushing to label opportunity and put it in a box is one lifelong pattern that has been beneficial. Not labeling any moment is what allows us to be most mindful and, thus, most [...]
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Italian Cultural Society’s Language Program – Starting on Monday!

  Italians in DC is proud to announce its partnership with the Italian Language Program (ILP) of the Italian Cultural Society and that enrollment to ILP is open (and classes will start this Monday, January 6th!). You can find the description [...]

There’s No Talking in the Men’s Room?

by Jenny Hansen Hubby and I have been involved in a long-term (and very informal poll) about Men’s Room Etiquette. It all started in a counseling session a few months back when I made the stray comment wondering “what men talk about [...]
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Seize the Chance: Kick the New Year’s Blahs to the Curb

Seize the Chance:  Kick the New Year’s Blahs to the Curb By Vicki Hinze Trees are down, gifts have been shared, we’ve been to the last social function of the season, and while we’re tired from all the hoopla, we’re also a little blah [...]