February 2012
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“It doesn’t matter if the glass is half empty or half full. What matters is...”
– Octavia Spencer
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The ???: 2012 Oscars... →
In case you opted for the NBA All-Star Game, “The Walking Dead”, sleep or just to be productive with your life on Sunday night instead of watching the Academy Awards, here’s a quick rundown of what you may have missed:
The Excellent
I coulda done without the body glitter, but GMA’s Robin Roberts body and dress were both outstanding. She made me wanna do 653 squats ASAP. A+, Robyn!
Ladies in...
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“First of all, the Man with the Yellow Hat goes to Africa, captures a monkey, and...”
– The Kid Lit Creep Factor (via bookriot)
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On Chris Brown. →
Chris Brown just doesn’t make it easy for you to root for him to succeed, does he? And for some reason I do want him to succeed. Personally and professionally. It’s no different than how I’ve felt in the past about Allen Iverson or Michael Vick. I would never excuse what he did to Rihanna back in February 2009. But after reading about Miranda Lambert’s unrelenting...
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It Takes A Village: About Those Sagging Pants →
Last Friday, I went to the movies, and there were groups of teenage children on line with me. I was in Long Island in a middle class neighborhood. As I waited to get the ticket, I noticed that several of the boys were wearing their pants sagging in 35 degree weather.
I don’t have children, but I felt compelled then, as I have at other times to reach out to these young men and have an older...
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Rolling Solo - Advice for Women Traveling Alone →
Do you go out to restaurants, the movies or travel alone? If not, here’s some advice on how to get started rolling solo!
I’m always surprised by people being surprised that I’m okay going to restaurants, movies or traveling alone. They sometimes say, “I could never do that!” followed by an inquiring “don’t you feel strange sitting there alone?” or, “don’t you...
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scribnerbooks:
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.” —Ernest Hemingway
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“We’re going to Mars for the same reason
Marco Polo rocketed to China
for the...”
– Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea (We’re Going to Mars)-Nikki Giovanni (via lettingit-be
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WatchHow to Make A Chocolate Martini — Real chocolate for a real chocolate martini recipe
