Archive for April, 2008

Welcome home, Marine

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Every once in a while, our esteemed Executive Editor, Bob Gabordi, sends me out on special assignment. Along with my duties, I've been asked to blog about my experience out in the field.I like special assignments, heck, assignments in general, because they are offer an opportunity to see or experience ...

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Attack of the mounds

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

My life has been overtaken by mounds.There’s a mound of laundry on my bedroom floor. There’s a mound of dishes in my sink. There’s a mound of trash in my car, and there’s a mound of paper on my desk. I’m not sure at what point things got so out ...

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Vague descriptions won’t help solve crimes

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

A few years back, I was driving my car in Huntington, W.Va., on my way back to the office from the YMCA when I noticed a blue flashing light in the rearview mirror. I pulled into the Super America store on the corner expecting to be ticketed for something.Instead, I ...

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Key Lime Pie, Music and now what about the Egg Whites?

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

I volunteered to make key lime pie tarts for tonight’s Coffee with Colleen event at Good Shepherd Church (for more details go to http://search.tallahassee.com/sp?skin=&aff=1002&eventId=48914&startDate=today&endDate=).  So last night I made four batches of my key lime pie recipe and used graham cracker tart shells.  Add a shot of whipped cream tonight ...

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For the love of Lloyd Dobler

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Nostalgia may not be what it used to be, according to Sam Phillips, but hunkering down with few classic John Cusack films can sure make a girl wistful for a more innocent and carefree time of her life. It began with what had to be my 500th viewing of ...

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The marriage pact

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Once, a few years ago when I didn’t really want to get married, John (the boyfriend) and I made an agreement. We shook on the idea that we wouldn’t get married until all of our best friends did. A few months later, John’s best friend, Miller, surprised us with an ...

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Post-cruise: I keep on rocking in a still world

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Hello all! I'm back from my cruise vacation to the Bahamas.Well, my body is back that is. My brain is still swishing around in its fluids. What I mean is, I still feel like I'm on a rocking boat even though I'm sitting perfectly still. Usually this feeling occurs right before ...

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A boat friend is a good friend

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Last week I struck up a conversation with a trucker behind the Democrat building. I didn’t quite catch his name, but I’ll call him Boomhauer, like Hank’s mumbling buddy on “King of the Hill.” I think we were both talking about how nice the weather was and how we’d prefer ...

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This hurts more than the rising cost of gasoline

Monday, April 28th, 2008

You can go home again, and you should; it’s just that things are not as you remember them. My father’s farm is in Vineland, N.J., a place founded by a man with a Utopian dream of citizens as self-sufficient farmers. Because it was thought to be ideal for growing ...

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I prom-ise you this one’s funny

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

After seeing the request for readers to submit their prom photos to Tallahassee.com, I was inspired to find a few photos of my own to share. And while I was at it, I thought it would be fun to see if I could still fit into my prom dresses, which ...

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