Month: November 2010

  • RunningBlog: Week 46

    Week 46Another week’s distance goal met! This was actually a really great week for me in terms of training. I managed three runs and two sessions at Spudds, and I even got double-hundreds on the rower! Today’s run was windy but not too cold, and I felt pretty comfortable throughout. I tried out my new…

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  • Anti-Bullying Starts in First Grade. A mother writes about her disappointment at finding out her little girl Katie got teased for carrying a Star Wars water bottle to school because “it’s for boys.” The comments are full of support from geeky women telling Katie that it’s okay to be different, it’s okay to like things…

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  • One Question IQ Test

    One Question IQ Test. I failed miserably!

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: Regrets of the Dying Thousand-Bloom Chrysanthemum The Food Lab Thanksgiving Special: Really Good Stuffing YouTube – Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young – Whip My Hair – Neil Young = Jimmy Fallon, of course. The Theory of Hipster Relativity You can follow me on Reader here.

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  • SKINS Landmark Challenge

    SKINS Landmark ChallengeTwo weeks ago I got an email from someone at SKINS asking if I’d be interested in testing out their new A400 Active range. “Uh, sure!” I said. They also invited me to create a Landmark Challenge on their new Facebook app. The idea is that you post photos or a video of…

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  • Squeeeee!

    If they had a referendum tomorrow, I’d vote to become a republic. Of course I would. HOWEVER – as a dedicated fan of fairy tales, monarchies, and happy endings (in much the same delusional fashion as Muriel Heslop and Blair Waldorf), I am ALL ABOUT the royal wedding. Yay! Where can I get on a…

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  • The rebirth of Sassy?

    “Jane Pratt taps blogger Tavi Gevinson to revive ‘Sassy’.” As I said on Google Reader, this is one of the best gifts the universe could ever give me. Sassy was a huge, HUGE part of who I was (and who I wanted to be) in high school. I had a subscription and I read every…

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  • Inner City Committee 2010

    The outgoing Inner City Committee 2010Here’s Geraldine, Rose, and I celebrating our retirement from leading the Guild’s Inner City group yesterday. Our term was a long one; it’s actually been 22 months since we took office. In that time the membership has more than doubled to 73 and we’ve changed venue twice. Our group now…

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  • RunningBlog: Week 45

    Week 45I met my distance goal for the week! Of course, that 10K run on Sunday helped. Just need to keep this momentum going for a few more weeks… Nov. 7: 10kmNov. 9: 6.07kmNov. 11: 6.21kmTotal this week: 22.28km (13.9mi)Total in 2010: 844.51km (527.8mi) Only 155.49km left to my goal of running 1000km in 2010,…

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: Alphabetical listing of foursquare Badges and how to get them Child Abuse Rate At Zero Percent In Lesbian Households, New Report Finds – This is fascinating. Suddenly I have the urge to finish reading “The Gate to Women’s Country.” Sam Adams's Cork-Top Infinium Aims to Add Prestige to Beer You…

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