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Showing posts with label Follow In Their Footsteps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Follow In Their Footsteps. Show all posts
December 10, 2011

My Namesake

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Today is Emily Dickinson's birthday. My namesake.  There's a pair of us, you know, as we are both children of December and kindre...
July 27, 2011

Harry

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As a freshman in high school, I was having a difficult time in my Physics class. And then, to top it off, the only extra credit questions on...
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December 8, 2010

Woman Making the World Better

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This week, TED put together a collection of their talks revolving around women's roles in the world.  I love the idea of TED - some of...
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December 7, 2010

Adjusting Her Sails

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"She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, which it certainly did not, she adjusted her sails."  ~ Eliza...
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October 13, 2010

Happy Days

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I am sure that many people experienced the glory that was the latest Glee episode, "Duets." The show is so surprising because it ...
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September 15, 2010

A Woman's View of Afghanistan

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The evening before the ninth anniversary of September 11th,  I attended a talk given by American photojournalist, Paula Lerner , who discus...
August 19, 2010

A Capitol Life

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Pounding the pavement in Washington, DC meant a lot of knocking on doors, meetings and greetings with friends of friends, and toting my life...
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August 15, 2010

Character Icon: Madeleine Albright

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So I find myself in Washington trying to figure out how to make a career work down here. It certainly is anything but easy. It seems to end ...
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August 3, 2010

Character Icon: Giada de Laurentiis

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She offers some of the most delectable Italian recipes in the world and flashes one of the most brilliant smiles on television every week fo...
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July 29, 2010

Music Love: Texas Music Matters

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I love NPR. I love Austin, Texas. I love new, independent music artists. Put all three together and you get: Texas Music Matters , a wonderf...
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June 24, 2010

Imagined Possibility

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My dear friend Susie suggested that I watch Actress Meryl Streep's commencement address to Barnard College's Class of 2010. I am so...
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April 26, 2010

Tears, Fears, and Passions (not the soap opera kind)

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Yesterday I watched the S ix Feet Under series finale, which brought me to tears. In the last 10 minutes of the show, Claire Fisher balls ...
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April 11, 2010

Just Coco

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I am watching Coco Avant Chanel . What I think I love most about this movie is that she is completely herself. No apologies. She's smart...
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September 29, 2009

Running

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I want to be this girl in the photograph! I love the pairing of this light, feminine dress with the sturdy green rain boots. Also, there ar...
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September 24, 2009

Tag, You're It!

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I am so excited! Gabby of gabby she wrote has tagged me for the Kreativ Blogger awards (thank you so so much, Gabby!)! gabby, she wrote is...
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September 17, 2009

Main Squeeze

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It's been one no good, really bad day, but I am throwing away all my cares because The Office is new tonight and I get to hang with the ...
September 8, 2009

Simplicity

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"The epitome of sophistication is utter simplicity." I came across this line last night while reading Maya Angelou's Letters t...
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September 3, 2009

A Woman Can Do Anything

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{Saima Muhammad and her daughters | Lahore, Pakistan} "A woman can do whatever she attempts...But she needs skills, she needs effort an...
September 2, 2009

The Right Kind of Journalism

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In a 2008 Vogue interview , Nicole Kidman said, "I don't believe in flittering around the edges of things. You're either going...
August 24, 2009

Bring On the Happy

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{Kindred spirits by the Duck Pond in Boston} Having soul-inspiring people in your life is one of the most important gifts you can receive. T...