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  • Say it With Me: The ’Bers Are Here!

    I am so excited. It’s September, finally, and despite temps (again) in the mid-90s, I’ve already changed my screensaver to a fall scene, and am going to treat myself to a manicure and luscious, deep red nail polish. I even created a nickname for this, my most favorite time of year: “The ’Bers” – as…

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  • Bad News Can Ruin Your Whole . . . Diet (If You Let It)

    Normally, I’d be halfway through a pint of Chunky Monkey right now. First disappointment: My daughter and I were at the grand opening of Nordstrom Rack in Durham this a.m., as planned. Didn’t win the $2,000 shopping spree, but as I quickly discovered, it wouldn’t have done me much good: The store doesn’t carry plus…

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  • Evil Endorphins Forcing Me to Boot Camp

    I’ve just discovered a serious and potentially life-threatening downside to the endorphin rush – that “natural high” or “runner’s high” one gets after exercise: It can make you do things you wouldn’t otherwise do. Like sign up for a six-week “boot camp” at the gym. Yet there I was, towel around my neck to catch…

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  • Sore and Dizzy, But Boot Camp’s Not That Bad

    I hurt. Went to the 6 a.m. “teaser” boot camp session this morning, which was supposed to be a 30-minute taste of what the hour-long class would be like, but noooo. Only one other person showed up – and she’d completed the spring boot camp – so we worked out for about 50 minutes. That’s…

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  • Still Veggie, After All These Weeks

    “Are you still being a vegetarian?” That was my daughter’s question, and my husband was wondering the same thing. Given my track record with fad diets, can’t say I blame them. But yes, I’m still doing the vegetarian thing. This is Week 5, and I’ve only had one slipup: Saturday night, when the hubby was…

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  • The Sound of One Hand Clapping

    I’m not into Zen riddles, but that was the first thing that came to mind around 6:10 a.m. today when it was apparent I was the only person who showed up for the second boot camp teaser. I was part disappointed that I’d be all by myself, part paranoid: Is there something everyone else knows…

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  • Limited Options in a Fast Food Nation

    It is the second time in as many weeks I’ve run into a fast-food dilemma while running errands for hours. This time, I was out for three and a half hours, mostly dealing with home- and car-related stuff. (Am I the last person on earth to find out you can get funky-looking keys made at…

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  • First Clue: She Wore a Long, Black, Velour Dress

    I was driving down my street when I spotted her strolling, shakily, down the sidewalk: A strange, old woman with a walking cane, dressed in a long, strapless, black velour dress; metallic gold, high-heeled shoes; straw hat and a beaded necklace.  She carried white, plastic grocery bag in her left hand, but I was certain…

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  • Best Time of Year to Get Your Sweat On in the Parks

    I overslept. Actually, I failed to set my alarm. That almost never happens. Blame it on all the season finales I just had to watch last night: Lie to Me, The Closer and Rizzoli and Isles. I actually had to DVR The Closer because it came on at the same time as Lie to Me.…

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  • 100 Shopping Days until Christmas

    The 15th is my second favorite day of September, No. 1 being the 23rd, of course – the first day of fall. Starting today, there are 100 shopping days left until Christmas. Now is when I make my gift lists and start budgeting. Stop laughing. I have to plan this far in advance, especially this…

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