Monthly Archives: August 2009

Summer Reading Killed My Happiness

As a child, I always participated in the library’s summer reading program.  The details are fuzzy, but the program was somewhat competitive.  The incentive of being able to stick a construction paper star with the number of books I’d read, … Continue reading

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Aguas Frescas

Why yes, I do know this is a VERY BIG IMAGE!  Trust me, it looks much better big than small. Yesterday, inexplicably, the only thing in the world that I wanted was watermelon agua fresca. As southern as I may … Continue reading

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Ring My Bell

The local roller rink bills Thursdays as retro skate.  When I finally got up the gumption to go, by myself, at 2 on a Thursday afternoon, I figured I’d fall right back into the disco rhythm. Turns out my only … Continue reading

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