Simple Things

…bumping noses with my boyfriend… …a night bike ride up Smith Road–a hill I’ve never before conquered–while it’s closed to traffic, riding beneath the arms of construction equipment. The excitement thudding my heart like when I did something I wasn’t supposed to as a kid. …the little patch of road ahead of me, illuminated by [...]

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Learning to take it easy…

I am not a person who likes to sit around. Or a person who understands the concept of a “relaxing ride.” Every fiber of my being is aggressive. I like to attack life–take it by its horns–and beat on it with my head no matter what the cost to my own head in the struggle. [...]

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Gone

I’m here to say that the rumors are true… As of last week, I’m now officially going to yet another U2 show this summer. Just added to my itinerary: Nashville, July 2, 2011. Excessive? If you think so, perhaps you should read the bi-line of this blog again: The story of a girl from Mars [...]

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To vaccinate or not to vaccinate

My mom called me (while I was at work) about a week ago, frantically imploring me to get the swine flu vaccination. I told her that I hadn’t planned to; I never get any sort of flu vaccination and, incidentally, I never get sick. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I had the [...]

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Scandals

I just don’t understand why we hold people in the spotlight to such high standards as to have no human failings. Yes, I’m talking about the Letterman “scandal.” It really shouldn’t be a scandal at all. It’s ridiculous that anyone should be able to attempt to bribe someone with information about a man’s philandering and [...]

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We can be better than barbarians

The biggest news story in Ohio in this past September was about Romell Broom–a death row inmate who was supposed to be executed a few weeks ago but due to the inability of the executioners to locate a viable vein in which to administer the lethal injection, his execution was temporarily suspended. (I tried to [...]

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It’s electric… boogie woogie woogie

The other morning on the way to work, I was listening to a podcast of the Diane Rehm show–my favorite NPR broadcast next to the Prairie Home Companion–and they were talking about the new Chevy Volt. Has anyone heard of this? It really, really sounds cool. They give it some abitrary 230 mile/gallon rating, which [...]

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Conspiracy theories

A rocket to study global warming goes down after launch… hmmm… suspicious? I think not! Were I a conspiracy theorist, which I am not, I might say that this is a “Right-Wing Conspiracy.” I’m sure my husband and I would have had a secret chuckle about this recent installment of the Right-Wing Conspiracy. It was [...]

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Happy Friday the 13th Before Valentines Day

I’m not superstitious. And, anyway, the good karma of Saturday the 14th being Valentine’s Day invalidates any bad luck Friday the 13th might provide. For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction, right? That’s how it works in the Book of Mars Girl. If you’re a postal worker or someone with a government [...]

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A feel good animal story

Take a break from arguing the ethical issues of the doctor who implanted that weirdo lady with six embryos that resulted in eight births, or the Michael Phelps “bong” picture/pot use debate, and tune to the feel good story about Sam the koala bear rescued from a devastating forest fire in Australia. I’ve been following [...]

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