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R: I thought you were going to take a nap. S: I couldn’t sleep. My thoughts are whirring. R: Worrying? S: Whirring. Spinning around. R: What is your brain whirring about? S: Not worrying. Just busy. R: I know. What’s … Continue reading

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Early But Not That Early

It’s 7:30 a.m. on a Thursday and I am in bed, sandwiched between two noisy sleepers. It feels absurdly early, even though it’s not really early at all, because we didn’t go to bed until close to 2:00 a.m. and … Continue reading

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Fashion Versus Style

I’ve written before about the kind of blogger I am not*, and fashion blogger was definitely on that list. But, as I mentioned yesterday, I’m running low on content, and it feels like it’s time to abandon my preconceived notions … Continue reading

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This Is A Really Boring Post

I never know whether or not to acknowledge when I’ve been absent from blogging. On one hand, it irritates the heck out of me when people I like to read don’t post regularly. I don’t mean this critically. If I’m … Continue reading

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As Happy As Anyone Needs To Be

When I posted yesterday about Barbara Kingsolver, I meant to lead into a brilliant quote from one of her essays in High Tide in Tucson, but the post got too long. The essay is called In Case You Ever Want To … Continue reading

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You Came To The Right Place

Back in August of last year, I posted every day for a month. I’m going to try this again for the month of April. This is not an April Fool’s Day joke. I find that I’ve got a bit more … Continue reading

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Writing It Out

August took a lot out of me, writing-wise. I showed up here every day. I wrote and rewrote an epic 50 page memo that made its way into the hands of the chairman of my firm. (When I think about … Continue reading

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Picking And Choosing

Social media is weird, right? I mean, we’re all here because we want to know about Other People. But you don’t really want to know about me. You want to know some, but not too much. Or, you don’t want … Continue reading

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What Kind Of Blog Is This, Anyway?

I stepped outside with the dog this morning, half-ready for work, and I felt it: the first sigh of autumn, a near imperceptible coolness in the air. If this were a fashion blog, this is where I’d post pictures of … Continue reading

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Why I Blog For Women — Part II

This is a continuation of yesterday’s post, in which I took issue with this article on Forbes.com.  Yesterday, I argued that feminist blogs empower women by identifying and talking about discrimination. I disagree with the argument in the Forbes article that … Continue reading

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