Want to know a dirty little secret about our spending? We spend, on average, $644 per month on things that go in our mouths. Gasp! For just the two of us. Doesn’t that seem like a lot? That’s groceries. Starbucks. Trader Joe’s. Chipotle. About $10/day for each of us. Now, the reason I share this read more
Reading, Writing & the Creative Process
26 April, 2012 – 6:00 pm
I went to the LA Times Festival of Books this past weekend. I say “festival of books” instead of “book festival” because it somehow sounds more regal. Hearing John Green and Lev Grossman chat about Young Adult fiction was so inspiring. John Green is one of my all-time heroes for his breadth of work, and read more
St. Patty’s Day
15 March, 2012 – 8:00 pm
My dad is a bagpiper. As you might guess, St. Patty’s Day is the busiest day of the year for him. He’s got gigs lined up all day Saturday and most of the day Friday. I’ve been recruited as the official videographer. Yikes! And I’m not allowed to drink any beer because now I’ve got read more
This Week in Links March 12
12 March, 2012 – 12:20 pm
To those who say race doesn’t matter: white families make twenty times more than black families. How to talk to yourself about emotional eating. Need your friends’ addresses, but don’t want to bug them about it again? Postable.com Not sure how it works, might be some sort of magic. In honor of International Women’s Day, read more
Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 Campaign
8 March, 2012 – 1:13 am
You’ve probably seen Invisible Children’s KONY 2012 video. If not, please watch it. This video has gone on to become way more successful and viral than Invisible Children could have planned. And it’s generating a firestorm of controversy. Unfortunately, some of the critics are inaccurate, inflammatory, and ignorant. However, some great, comprehensive reporting has come read more
