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02/07/12--06:31: Spreadin' Love 565 (chan 1445837)

I am treating myself to a morning of unrepentant surfing. Here's what I've found: Jessica Valenti writes about PTSD after the permature birth of her daughter. I loved the New York Times magazine article about a dog who helps a...


02/07/12--16:46: Coffee Talk (chan 1445837)

After school, Ian and I went out for coffee and treats. I'm not admitting anything, but I may have chosen this coffee houe, because I'm starved for bright color right now. I needed that POW of green combined with Ian's...


02/08/12--05:26: Revenge of the Primary Voter (chan 1445837)

I've got five minutes before I dash out the door -- time enough to write a typo-filled blog post. Yay for instant publishing. When the alarm clock went off, I reached over for my glasses and the iPad. (Yes, I'm...


02/08/12--12:40: Dreaming About Seeds (chan 1445837)

We're getting excited about spring time. Our old house had enough room to grow exactly six tomato plants, 3 basil, and 6 pepper plants. It was in a very shady spot, and there were probably chemicals leaching into the soil...


02/09/12--05:11: How Does She Do It? (chan 1445837)

Sunday's New York Times Business Section often profiles a CEO of a Fortune 500. I always look forward to these profiles, because I'm curious what makes such driven individuals tick. What are their unique personality traits or talents that propelled...


02/09/12--11:18: Spreadin' Love 566 (chan 1445837)

Nicholas Kristof shows Charles Murray some love. Today, I fear we’re facing a crisis in which a chunk of working-class America risks being calcified into an underclass, marked by drugs, despair, family decline, high incarceration rates and a diminishing role...


02/10/12--05:39: Education Gap Between Rich and Poor (chan 1445837)

Fantastic, and horrifying, information from the New York Times about the education achievement gap between the rich and poor. Now, in analyses of long-term data published in recent months, researchers are finding that while the achievement gap between white and...


02/10/12--12:18: Food Stamps for Cool Ranch Doritos? (chan 1445837)

Question of the Day: Should poor people be able to use their food stamps to buy soda and other fattening foods? Or should they only be allowed to buy healthy food? See Megan McArdle and Kevin Drum.


02/13/12--05:23: Comment Policy (chan 1445837)

Every once and a while, I think it is a good idea to review the comment policy for a blog. Comments are very important to Apt. 11D. I genuinely appreciate the fact that people like to come to this blog...


02/13/12--06:20: No One Makes Passes at Girls Wearing Glasses (chan 1445837)

Sunday morning, Steve and I were drinking coffee and reading the Times. I put down the house porn in the Real Estate Section and grabbed the Week in Review away from Steve, when I spotted the headline "The M.R.S. and...


02/13/12--07:51: Goosebumps (chan 1445837)

Adele was just awesome last night. Also, Jennifer Hudson. (Here's Dolly singing that song.) Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt did a fabulous tribute to Etta James. 21221222396 by YardieGoals 2122122227 by YardieGoals


02/13/12--10:00: Grey Jersey (chan 1445837)

After dropping Ian off at an art class, I wandered around the small town taking pictures.


02/13/12--12:00: Spreadin' Love 567 (chan 1445837)

Santorum is polling ahead of Romney in Michigan. Whitney's isolated vocal on "How Will I Know" Fascinated with Pinterest.


02/14/12--06:42: Checking Out (chan 1445837)

Last summer, as a way to procrastinate the house packing, Steve and I sold some shit from the attic on eBay and made some money with it. A box full of old VHS tapes? Really? At the same time, we...


02/14/12--07:54: The Post Campus World (chan 1445837)

I keep meaning to write about online college education. But I have to run out to CVS and Michaels and buy out all their cheap Valentine crap for Ian's Valentine Party on Friday. Cheap candy trumps winning and witty blog...


02/14/12--12:53: Grey Jersey #2 (chan 1445837)

Maybe I see the world through Jonah's eyes, but this is an awesome climbing tree.


02/15/12--10:02: Katherine Boo and Artisanal Pickles (chan 1445837)

In today's Slate, Matt Ygelsias talks about my two favorite topics: Katherine Boo and artisanal pickles. I've been keeping an eye on Katherine Boo's new book, Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity. Boo is...


02/16/12--05:11: Parties, Suitcases, Vacuuming, Laundry (chan 1445837)

I sent off another article to the Atlantic last night. I'm going to stick around the house this morning to help promote the article, but then I need to hit the malls and the supermarket. I have to put on...


02/16/12--05:47: Explaining Annette Lareau (chan 1445837)

Jonah, did you ask your French teacher about why you got that B on that assignment? At 5:00 p.m. today, you have an orthodontist appointment. We'll pick up Thai food on the way home and then you'll finish your English...


02/18/12--13:57: Lana Del Rey (chan 1445837)