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Sugar n’ Fat Sauce
That’s what a friend of mine calls macaroni and cheese. He has a point. Pasta converts itself to sugar in your body, and that cheese sauce is mostly fat. Thinking about it that way sort of robs it of its appeal, even if you did grow up in the South like I did. Educating yourself…
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Working on Holidays
I love that more and more people are refusing to shop on the holidays in order to pressure companies to not force their staff to spend those days at work. And I love it when I hear of a company that chooses to do the right thing and close during those periods. I will always…
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Wearing the Clothes of the Dead
I love thrift shops. It’s a rare occasion when I buy my clothes retail. Why would you, when there are perfectly good clothes out there for one tenth of the price? I must say, though, it’s getting harder for me as I get bigger. Thrift stores are for skinny people. And that only stands to…
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Am I the Exception or the Rule?
I saw a commercial for a department store recently, and their main message was that they sell designer products at department store prices. It was all about save, save, save. And then they showed the price tag on a purse. $149.99. I nearly plotzed. Seriously. It was close. That’s a savings? I cannot imagine a…
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My Response to Search Questions
One of the nice little perks you get when blogging on WordPress is that you can see what search phrases people have typed in to find your blog. Sometimes these come in the form of questions or strange statements and I long to have the ability to contact these people and respond. Never fear. Your…
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Poor Chifferobe, Bless Her Heart
So my boss calls me and says he needs me to work on the drawbridge from midnight to 8 a.m., which believe it or not is great news, because I sure could use the money. But since I’m the resident floater who can be called in at a moment’s notice to work any day, any…