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Newsy! Right Brain/Write Brain + Buckwheat Coconut Granola + Lucky Boy (v.37)
February 22nd, 2017
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Right Brain or Write Brain? Either Way, I Let It Lead The Way
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Recently I sat down at my computer thinking about a conversation about online education I had with a neighbor, which led me to search YouTube for videos about editing and writing. Next thing I know, I’m remembering my favorite high school A.P. English teacher and trying to recall whether she wore black and white saddle shoes or red Converse high-tops. Read more
Newsy! Ab Flab + Meyer Lemon Limonana + The Marriage of Opposites (v.36)
February 17th, 2017
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Ab Fab? Try Ab Flab
The world is in turmoil. It’s the perfect time to write an open letter to my tummy.
It’s a washboard. Get it? (Thanks, pixabay.)
Why, hello, Belly Fat.
I haven’t seen you ‘round these parts lately. My, you’re soft and jiggly. Where ever did you come from?
Hold on. I do remember you. You hung around for a good long time after I gave birth, especially the second time. Eventually, though, you kind of disappeared. In fact, I was confident I’d seen just about the last of you. I was pretty determined to keep you at bay, so I was diligent about doing crunches and lifts at the gym. Read more
Newsy! Thanks, NPR + Greek Lentil Soup + Hyperbole and a Half (v.35)
February 9th, 2017
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In Troubled And Troubling Times, I Turn To A Dear Old Friend: NPR
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I’ve listened to National Public Radio for so long it has become a part of me on a cellular level. When I hear the theme music for “All Things Considered,” my reaction is multisensory. At once, I’m transported back to 1979, one of several years my family and I spent on sabbatical from New Zealand, living in a little red cottage we rented from my grandmother in rural, northern Vermont. Read more
Newsy! Teenage Activism + Quick Sour Cream Coffee Cake + The Yid (v.34)
February 1st, 2017
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Sharing Sound Advice From A Teenage Activist
Victoria speaks out
Every summer, my family and I visit relatives in Rutland, Vermont. Located near the center of the Green Mountain State, Rutland has roughly the same population as my home town of Mill Valley, with about the same number of public schools. Now Rutland has something Mill Valley doesn’t: Syrian refugees. Nine, to be precise; five children and four adults. Read more
