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Being Coy
coy [koi] adjective, coy·er, coy·est, verb adjective 1. artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish. 2. shy; modest. 3. showing reluctance, especially when insincere or...
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Rodalena Recipes: Pecan Pie
It’s π Day! I love pie. It’s so much better than cake, mainly because of the gigantic hunks of fruit or nuts, and the miracle of a good crust, which blows gloppy icing or frosting out of the water...
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Focus Power
The news out of Washington seems to be a petri dish for growing cynicism and a sense of helplessness: it seems nothing changes, and power’s power to corrupt only feeds on itself and grows ever...
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Successful Blogging
Someone asked me (of all people) to write an article on how to craft A Successful Blog. I thought about showing them my laughable stats page, but I was too embarrassed and honestly too vain, so I just...
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4 a.m. Friends
“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain...
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Bathrobes
I bought a new bathrobe. While this means nothing significant to the Population at Large, it’s actually a big deal for me. It’s the start of a new chapter, and the end of another. Before I got married,...
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The Workout Diary of a Scrawny Reader
So, yeah… I worked out at a gym the other day. (You’re supposed to wait until I write the funny parts before you start laughing. That’s how this works. We have A System up in here. Respect the System....
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Facebook, Neurochemistry, and the Value of Basic Human Kindness
A friend sent me an article about Facebook’s recent clandestine psychological experiment on a group of its participants. Knowing me as he does, he knew I’d want to write about it. Apparently, Facebook,...
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Rodalena Reflects: Lessons from Atticus
I wrote about a subject I’m not very comfortable with yesterday: guns, specifically people who lawfully carry concealed weapons. It was not an easy or comfortable post to write-it pulled me out of my...
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Rodalena Reviews: Go Set a Watchman
(Note to reader: the following review includes vague spoilers; the linked articles give specific ones.) Even a piece of fiction can break your heart. Reading Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman is like...
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