How to make the best cup of coffee

June 22, 2026
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☕ I love me a good cup of coffee! But what do the experts say about what the best cup of coffee entails? I did some research. Now, let me go on record and say I do not follow these directions entirely or even mostly. But they're good to know, because hey, one day? I just might take it a bit more...
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Getting older, not old

August 4, 2012
You might have seen the recent Pfizer campaign about "getting old." Seems like a better name for it would've been "getting older," because old connotes things like...
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10 ways to get out of a rut

August 3, 2012
In a rut? Need to get out of it in order to live your best life?  Do something different ---and begin today.1.  Take up a new hobby. Always wanted to learn to knit?...
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Obama discussed women’s issues at BlogHer ’12

August 3, 2012
President Obama opening BlogHer '12 in NYC via internet feed It was overwhelming, really, that President Barack Obama officially opened our conference yesterday,...
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People as lessons

August 2, 2012
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How to have cleaner, whiter teeth in three easy steps

August 2, 2012
; I thought I brushed my teeth long enough and hard enough. So when my dentist said I had mid-stage gum disease, I was surprised, to say the least.And I wasn't very...
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Gore Vidal’s best quotes

August 1, 2012
Gore Vidal, dead at 86 Vidal once called William F. Buckley Jr. a "pro-crypto-Nazi,". Buckley sued, and Vidal apologized to the judge: "It was a modest slip of...
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A walk in midtown NYC

August 1, 2012
It was partly cloudy, yesterday, but still humid enough to curl hair that was straight when I walked out the front door into the cacophony that is midtown New York...
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I’ve got gadget fatigue

July 31, 2012
I left my phone home the other day, by accident and I was like an addict jonesin' for a fix. Any time I had an unoccupied moment, I felt that a physical urge to...
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Longing for Rome

July 31, 2012
Have you ever read a really good recipe, one so luscious your tongue actually feels the tang of sea salt or the sharp hit of cinnamon, one so good that you can feel...
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Hot town, summer in the city

July 30, 2012
Off this morning for New York City because it's that time again: BlogHer '12 starts Thursday and my extra suitcase space is just waiting for all that swag! And as...
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