“Comma Chameleon” by Derek Baird.
Licensed under the Creative Commons via Flickr.

I don’t know how to use a comma.  There.  I said it.
This is a little embarrassing for me because I am a) 25 years old, b) on my way to getting a master’s degree from a more-or-less prestigious East Coast University (yes, all [...]

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It doesn’t look like much now, but this is the South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families office here in Sioux Falls.  My bosses at Planned Parenthood are, ironically, at a conference in DC all week so they sent me over to help with the CfHF.
I made it to South Dakota safe and sound.  I slept [...]

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Too much information for a Tuesday morning?
Maybe I’m not fully period positive, more like period neutral. As I’ve been on this eco-friendly and anti-plastic kick it hasn’t been the food or transportation stuff that’s been tough to change, it has been all the personal care. The TreeHugger.com guide to women’s personal care emphasizes [...]

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Is a green car trip an oxymoron?  On one hand, I feel like I drive an ULEV (ultra low emission vehicle) and Good Magazine’s recent infographic about cost per mile made me feel a lot better about my little gas sipping Civic.  Nevertheless, being green while you travel is tough, you’re either buying bottled water because [...]

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“Kitchen Utensils Hanging Below A Spice Rack…” from
the Library of Congress’ Flickr Stream

“Unsolicited Advice”
Doug Van Gundy
“You have to find a place to light
before you set about raising up young
ones. Make them part of a place, bury
their afterbirth under an apple tree
in the yard, make their silent, half-
self a part of that dirt
so [...]

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note: click on the image to go to Flickr… you’ll find my notes on Etsy
sellers and how awesome my mom is.

Nico, if you’re reading this… STOP! Some of that stuff up there is for you! Look away until something awesome shows up in your mailbox early next week(ish).
Putting together care packages is [...]

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Yesterday I had one of those moments when I really, really didn’t like what I’d become. I was one of those people, the people who get taunted on StuffWhitePeopleLike. Yes, I was at Whole Foods trying to buy an eco-friendly deodorant that was in a no or low plastic container and, AND I [...]

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and I am oh so excited about it! Look at all those happy, bright colors! I got this big idea to make myself a little tote to carry around all my other embroidery supplies in while I’m out (mid)west. This allows me to practice my embroidery by making something cute and useful for me and [...]

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I didn’t find a time machine, but I think I did find a thesis topic at the 145th Gettysburg Reenactment. I’m tired and haven’t quite had enough time to process all the information and thoughts from my trip just yet. However, I did take a lot of photos, here are just a few [...]

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“GAR Parade, Rochester” from the Library of Congress’ Flickr Stream.

Hunting Civil War Relics at Nimblewill Creek
James Dickey
As he moves the mine detector
A few inches over the ground,
Making it vitally float
Among the ferns and weeds,
I come into this war
Slowly, with my one brother,
Watching his face grow deep
Between the earphones,
For I can tell
If we enter the [...]

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