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Best Picture Dinners: The Help

The Help (Image courtesy Dreamworks)

We're moving to the Deep South in today's edition of our Best Picture Dinners series. Next on my list is The Help, an inspiring movie about the power of storytelling used against oppression.  Read more >

Make the AddThis Plug-in Give Your Twitter Name

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Christine McCarthy from Christine.biz creates some very nice video tutorials in response to questions from her readers. Here's one that helps you find your way through some code for the AddThis plug-in on your WordPress blog. She'll show you how to make it say via @yourname instead of via @addthis on your tweets.  Read more

You Know You're Still A Runner If...

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Runners are a unique and quirky bunch. In fact, one of the things that I love most about this sport is that it unites people from so many different walks of life. We come in all different shapes and sizes, speeds, abilities, and backgrounds. It doesn’t matter if you’re tall or short, big or small, fast or slow – if you love running, you’re a runner. Simple as that. But even though I know this, sometimes it can seem like all real runners do X or wear Y. And it can be easy to think “I’m not a real runner because…”  Read more

Chocolate and Stout Brownies

Chocolate Stout Brownies

I don't bake often, but when I do, it's usually holiday-related. I have been known to whip up some mean chocolate treats for Valentine's Day in the past, but it's been a long time since I made brownies. This recipe, which incorporates a stout beer like Guinness, is definitely getting some serious consideration from me—it sounds so delicious, especially since I'm a stout beer lover.  Read more

Mean Girls Never Left it On the Playground

Mean Girls at Work

When I was a kid I dreamed of a day when we would all just be adults and want the best for each other. I guess you could say I was a dreamer and learned the hard way that mean girls really just turn into mean women and the meanness comes from the inside--out. When I recently read the post Mean Girls at Work it was like deja vu all over again. The article quotes the book Mean Girls, Meaner Women by Drs. Erika Holida and Joan Rosenberg:  Read more >

 

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