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Growing up, there was a dearth of sugary food in my house. No soda in the fridge, no cookies in the cabinet, and only Rice Krispies or Cornflakes in the pantry. Cereals featuring marshmallow pink hearts, yellow stars, and blue diamonds were the stuff of legend.
I resorted to covering Cornflakes with heaping teaspoons [...]

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In a related post to yesterday’s about snooze buttons, I’d like to know why I can’t ever sleep in when I don’t have to wake up.  I struggle to get up during the work week but on Saturday and Sunday I’m Little Miss Wake Up at the Crack of Dawn Without Even Trying (and without an [...]

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On a typical morning, Husban-dito acts as my alarm clock.  He wakes up at about 5:45a and nudges me awake at 6:30a.  When he gets to work at 7:15a, he calls to make sure I haven’t drifted back into dreamland.
On the occasions that Husban-dito is away overnight (like last evening), I must rely on the [...]

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I’ll let you in on a secret: People in New Jersey do not talk with accents.  Television shows would try to have you believe otherwise.  I’m a native New Jersian, but don’t say things like cauw-fee (coffee) and tawww-k (talk) and drwah (drawer) a’la Tony Soprano.  It’s the native Brooklynites and Staten Islanders who speak this ‘dialect.’
I have three southern-belle [...]

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As the summer season approaches and people are wearing less clothing, I’m seeing tattoos everywhere.  I  don’t have a tattoo and can’t imagine liking something enough to ink it on my skin forever.  I change my mind every five minutes and can’t commit to an entree selection in a restaurant, let alone a tattoo.
Where would I put [...]

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