Category Archives: reader’s choice
A Special Request
Had fun with Reader’s Choice 2011. Hope you did too. Thought it was all wrapped up until I received a comment from my friend Chef Nusy. Nusy is a friend I would not know except for this blog. We’ve never met … Continue reading
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Reader’s Choice 2011: I Like My Bike
It was the post that launched a thousand hits. And then some. Quite by surprise, WordPress Freshly Pressed this simple story about a bike named Cindy on the last day of August 2011. A deluge of clicks and comments rolled in, … Continue reading
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Reader’s Choice 2011: Milk Wars
Katie Pinke of Pinke Post is a force with which to be reckoned. Earlier this month, Katie was appointed the director of the marketing and information division in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. But before that, when her favorite … Continue reading
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Reader’s Choice 2011: Lyrical Interlude
Alicia Norton keeps me in stitches. The woman needs to be on stage. Alicia loves involving the audience, as any good entertainer does. Perhaps that explains her Reader’s Choice selection. The audience comments on this one are as funny as … Continue reading
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Reader’s Choice 2011: Dead Man Walking
I love my husband Jeff for many reasons. The latest being his Reader’s Choice pick. Why did he choose this one as his favorite? I’ll let him explain: “Because you capture the emotion I feel about Abe and the tenuous state … Continue reading
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Reader’s Choice 2011: Lipstick, Interrupted
Libby McCandless is a beautiful person inside and out. A tall, thin, blonde fashionista with a heart of gold and a personality to match. Libby is married to a Formula One aficionado who writes and produces the largest independent F1 … Continue reading
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Reader’s Choice 2011: Momma Bear Speaks
Nicole Diehl of Here’s the Diehl is largely responsible for setting me loose on WordPress. A dedicated mother of three, Nicole’s Reader’s Choice is one of the rare everyday epistle posts that does not link to a song. There is … Continue reading
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Reader’s Choice 2011: Put Your Own Mask On First
My precious friend Kathy doesn’t read my blog very often. She doesn’t need to because I tell her everything anyway. Her husband Brad, on the other hand, does read everyday epistle. Like me, Brad is a bit of a morning … Continue reading
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Reader’s Choice 2011: Perfectionist? Your Secret’s Safe with Me
Elizabeth Whelan is not a perfectionist. Neither am I. Furthermore, the fact that our husbands pitch their tents on the footloose-and-fancy-free side of organization is not our just desserts. Thank goodness we have such delightful senses of humor. For reasons … Continue reading
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Reader’s Choice 2011: Somewhere in Pennsylvania
Christel Oliphant is what we call an LLF. Lifelong friend. It’s hard to remember when I didn’t know her. Miles separate us now. Still Christel proves the saying true: Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and … Continue reading
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Reader’s Choice 2011: Nice is the New Mean
Ginger Price has walked with lions in Africa. Really. She’s also been named Vice President of the everyday epistle fan club, an imaginary association. My husband is President. Dependable, kind, honest, smart, and humorous, Ginger has a saucy streak that … Continue reading
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Reader’s Choice 2011: Bitter Pants
Two readers made this post their top pick. Entrepreneur and dear friend Mike Greene found it “refreshing and honest.” Bull’s-eye. And Robin Prakken, one of the kindest, most gracious people I know, loved this post from the get-go. Something about … Continue reading
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Reader’s Choice 2011: Mortality Math and Neon Numbers
Rodney Southern and I have a few things in common. We grew up in the same community. Share the same middle school and high school. Know a lot of the same people. We’re both married with young children. Both enjoy … Continue reading
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Reader’s Choice 2011: The Great Clinique Heist of 2011
It’s the most wonderful time of year. You know. When Sephora stocks jumbo bottles of Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion. Already got mine. And I’m keeping a tight hold on it. My friend Kim Powell of Via Peregrini says she … Continue reading
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