Category Archives: Slightly Off Topic

The Hormone Guide. Read it, have some wine.

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Julia Barrett

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Who wears the pants in your family?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Julia Barrett

Tweet Have you ever wondered about the etymology of the word “pants”?  I mean, we all say, “Let me get my pants on,” and “Pull your pants up.”  You’re really wearing a pair of pants, or are you?  I’m wearing … Continue reading →

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Hot Coffee. Is the Cup Half Empty or Half Full?

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Julia Barrett

Tweet First of all, this film is very controversial.  And I know you don’t tune into a romance blog to read about controversy.  So if you don’t want controversy, feel free to tune out. Second, I’m three things depending upon … Continue reading →

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The hidden costs of ‘nice’.

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Julia Barrett

Tweet So here’s the conversation: “Ring.  Ring.  Ring.” Cell phone.  Didn’t recognize the number.  Reluctant to answer, but did anyway.  Might be a kid-related emergency, never know. “Hello?” “Hi, Julia.” “Hi.”  Racking brain, trying to place vaguely familiar voice. “This … Continue reading →

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A Portrait of the Artist as a… ?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Julia Barrett

Tweet First, I can’t take a picture of myself with my phone backwards.  That’s for damn sure.  Second, I took like fifty shots and each photo made me look worse than the previous photo – you can barely see my … Continue reading →

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