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My great-grandmother Fannie, who passed away before I was born, was an incrediby wise woman. One of my favorite of her aphorisms is "If I cut my finger and you cut off your arm, my finger still hurts." I've always tried to remember that...
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"It's April 22nd, and everybody knows today is Earth Day..." I have been an environmentalist since I was a small child and I saw a presentation on my school about the importance of recycling. With the zeal of a new convert, I did what I...
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If con is the opposite of pro, then the opposite of progress must be... Last week, when I was suffering from writer's block , I asked you, dear readers, to give me some suggestions for topics. @Haverwench asked: "How about this sequester we're...
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When I was still teaching high school English, one of my kids came in one day drinking some apple juice from a reusable water bottle emblazoned with the school's mascot. I was horrified to see the kid throw the entire container (including a good 6...
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The other day, while enjoying a nutritious, home-cooked lunch at McDonald's, I happened to pick up a copy of the Lafayette Journal & Courier that someone had left in my booth. Glancing idly through it, I discovered that J's and my optometrist...
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Photo of mouthwatering goodness courtesy of Andre Karwath It occurred to me this morning that my post yesterday about having a Fair Trade Halloween was missing something vitally important: a FREE way for you to enjoy Fair Trade chocolate. After all, I...
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Photo courtesy of Andie Gilmour I generally do not buy my Halloween candy too far in advance of the holiday, since it is next to impossible for me to keep my hot little hands off the treats. This can cause several problems: I don't get the best deals...
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I have a guilty little secret to share. Despite the fact that I diaper my son in cloth (well, sometimes) and the fact that I go out of my way to keep my unwanted housewares from entering a landfill, I am actually an environmentalist fraud. You see, I...
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Pictured: What I hope was no more than $10 worth of breakfast. I consider myself to be a fairly good tipper. When going out to eat, I generally try to leave 20% tip-- tipsy math mistakes not withstanding. Pizza delivery guys can expect to get at least...
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Photo courtesy of Ed Yourdon Sometimes, people do really great things for not-so-great reasons. Case in point: yesterday, I went grocery shopping around 4 in the afternoon, which is apparently prime grocery time. I got in line behind a woman who was in...
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