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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
posted by Kristin | filed under Family, Grumpy Bear, Travel | 12 Comments
There’s been drama in the 1902 Victorian house of late. I came back home from Germany with something that’s made Darwin a bit unhappy - a pen pal of the male persuasion.
We met Thorsten (pronounced Torsten) late on our first night in Germany at the Hard Rock Cafe. He and I hit it off […]
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
posted by Kristin | filed under Grumpy Bear, Travel | 5 Comments
Now I understand why people shudder when they hear the word “flu.” Yes, I have it - Type A, to be exact. I feel like utter crap, and the timing couldn’t have been much worse. I’m leaving next week for my trip to Germany, so this week I’m supposed to be finishing up lots […]
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
posted by Kristin | filed under Friends, Grumpy Bear, Work Day Club | 3 Comments
It’s official, the Wall Street Journal is clueless. Here’s their response to my strongly worded e-mail:
“I’m writing in response to your email of October, 4, 2007 objecting to certain aspects Jennifer Saranow’s Sept. 28 article on home renovation parties.
There is no mention or suggestion in the story that Julia Denise Fuller served alcohol […]
Monday, October 1st, 2007
posted by Kristin | filed under Eutaw, Grumpy Bear, Work Day Club | 27 Comments
Recently, a reporter from the Wall Street Journal contacted me about a post I wrote last year. My post, “Plaster Party,” was about how the Work Day Club of Eutaw helped our across-the-street neighbor Denise tear out the disintegrating plaster in her upstairs bedrooms and hallway.
The reporter told me she was writing a story […]
Thursday, August 16th, 2007
posted by Kristin | filed under Misfortune, Grumpy Bear | 6 Comments
For the first 19 years of my life, I never had a cavity. My mother, who’d grown up poor and without regular access to dental care, was a stickler for the 6-month checkup. Every time we’d go to the dentist, I’d come home smiling and smug, while my sister had to go back for […]
