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Egg-free strawberry muffins
In part because I live in a place where egg replacer isn’t readily available and in part because I’m tired of toting ingredients when I’m on the road, I’ve been experimenting lately with baking with …
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We are the world; we are the soda companies
It’s not quite the east coast and west coast rappers sitting down over tea and crumpets, but when three manufacturing rivals get together for a joint project, it’s big news.
Except in the case of the …
Health »
Confessions of a closet snacker
Back when my job involved actually leaving my house, there wasn’t a lunchbox in the world big enough for me.
I usually ran out the door without breakfast, triggering the need to pack snack one. The …
News »
I know what I want – I just don’t see it yet
I pay $65 a month for satellite TV service, and that’s way too much considering that we regularly watch only Nickelodeon, ESPN and the local FOX affiliate. The package includes 200 channels, many of which …
Reviews »
YouTube safety mode is nothing special
It’s ironic that Google rolled out Safety Mode parental controls for YouTube in the same week that it made gmail unsafe for some folks in its careless rollout of Buzz.
Some of the early things I’d …
School days »
Over the moon about Molly – but is the trip worth it?
I’m certain it was the bright-blue goggle-eyed pug on the cover that drew Big Guy’s attention. The fact that I was trying to steer him to what I thought was more age-appropriate reading material – …
By the way
- Dad’s story: A turd in the fourth
08/18/2009 | 1:34 pmSometimes life is all about timing. There’s a chance the soldier took his protective goggles off briefly during training in The Box – 1,000 barren square miles at Fort Irwin where soldiers prepare for desert warfare. Then ...
- Let him eat cake – from the Vietnam War
07/24/2009 | 9:47 pmSo there I was last month, stressing until 2 in the morning over Dad’s “welcome home” cake, worried that it would be ugly or dry or have the wrong color stars. Silly, silly girl. If I’d ...
- It’s a ballerina! It’s a fairy! It’s easy!
06/12/2009 | 12:05 pmI’m kind of frustrated this morning because I don’t have girls. I don’t even know any girls young enough to appreciate this. But if I did, I’d be all over the tutu tutorial – say that ...
- Lipstick or complaining? Which will it be?
05/30/2009 | 8:17 amPoor Boots. He wakes up every morning chirping with the birds and with a cheery greeting. “It’s a beautiful day!” Somewhere along the line, though, the grind of the world beats the beauty out of it ...
- Falling with style: If bots can master it, why can’t I?
05/21/2009 | 11:18 pmOn one level, it’s simple: When you’re about to fall, just let go and fall. Trying to stop the tumble or, even worse, flailing your arms and legs as you land will make it worse. Somewhere ...
- Epiblogue: Now he looks like the Karate Kid
05/20/2009 | 9:03 pm
There’s often a reason why Big Guy does the seemingly quirky things he does. A reason that makes sense only in his 5-year-old brain, but a reason nonetheless.
I usually don’t question, because if it’s genuinely ... - Nut warning on General Mills cereals
05/20/2009 | 10:18 amThis one landed in my Twitter stream just as Boots was diving into a bowl of … Cocoa Puffs: “New peanut flour warning for General Mills cereals.” Luckily, he’s not the child who’s allergic and Big ...
- Reason No. 3,542 the Brits are bonkers
05/19/2009 | 12:56 amFrom the country that wants to censor the Internet worldwide in the name of protecting its children comes another bizarre project, also in the name of “protecting children” The British have launched a database, at a ...
- Epiblogue: Snow cone syrups
05/18/2009 | 11:38 pmDo I ever feel like a dolt after my post last night lamenting the difficulties of finding dye-free snow-cone syrups. I went to a Middle Eastern market today to pick up some hummus ingredients and ran ...
- Party on, dude: A kiddy luau
05/16/2009 | 8:16 pm
Parties in the park seem to be the rage around here of late – a rage that will be over by the time Big Guy’s birthday rolls around in 103-degree July – and today’s was ... - An extraordinary life
05/15/2009 | 10:15 pmSix hundred and eight three killed in Afghanistan. Four thousand, two hundred and ninety six killed in Iraq. Many stories of incredible lives, often amazing sacrifices. This is one such story. Army Maj. Steven Hutchison survived two ...
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