We are living in a material world, and I am a material girl…….Madonna Before I got there, it was all about shoes— the shoes people are buying and bringing and planning to wear. And I start to wonder if I’m going to BlogHer—or to Barney’s. The only thing I hear about beforehand more than the shoes—is the swag. [...]
Somewhere between the blogosphere and real life. That’s my current Facebook status which I wrote when I was going to BlogHer. (By the way this is NOT my post about BlogHer. Still haven’t done it yet. This is a sidebar. ) Mostly I’ve been immersed in real life—in Daniel and his life in Madison. I [...]
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I’ve been thinking about my trip to BlogHer. And my plan was to download what’s in my brain from my Chicago experience— into my Wisconsin reality. I figured my brain cells would fire away just setting foot on a college campus. The University of Wisconsin is one of the nation’s great institutions of higher learning. [...]
We have a history, Chicago and I. The first time I was there I was 16 and I spent 6 weeks at Northwestern with other high school seniors from all over the United States. That summer included my first Rolling Stones concert and daily instruction in journalism—which turned out to be the ONLY education I [...]
Paul’s bike ride across Iowa is a tough act to follow. I really enjoyed being able to participate in this adventure across the American heartland. And while sampling 25 pies tempted me at times, most of the week I was grateful that my butt remained in a comfortable chair and not on a 2- inch [...]
Let me get a couple of things out of the way quickly: pie number 25 yesterday was of the pumpkin variety. I am done with pie for a long time. I am still open to a good corn on the cob, though. I don’t feel I have thanked enough people enough. Chris in Ottumwa was a [...]
Hello? Remember me? I’ve been unnaturally quiet but I’m still here. Even though Paul has been hogging (appropriate word if you’ve been following) my space. I’ll be back as usual tomorrow but I had to interrupt today because July 17 came and went and I didn’t even salute the day that V and I were married [...]
First, I want to start with some clarifications from yesterday’s blog. Yes, I am still of sound mind. And, the last 35 miles yesterday were not bad. Second, I have written waivers from the kid in the last picture. Now that the formalities are out of the way, it is time to introduce you to [...]
“When the lightning lightninged and the thunder thundered, the old men would sidle up to me and say, ‘Do you know what that is kid?’ And I would say, ‘Yes. That’s Rip Van Winkle bowling with the little people.’ And the old guys would laugh like loons and say, ‘No, you idiot. That’s thunder!!’” (Jack [...]
A couple of days ago, I decided that it wasn’t a good idea to mention each of the host families, in order to protect the innocent. I will break my rule one time to mention that if I move to Indianola, Iowa, I hope I get adopted by Elodie and Sandy Opstad. Before describing today’s [...]
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