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The Wolves at the Door
I’m a little sick to my stomach because I’m afraid we’re going to lose another member of our gang shortly. Oh look, it’s the dude from...
Dana Starr
Mar 30, 20154 min read
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Let's All Jump Down the Rabbit Hole
It has been one week since I jumped down the rabbit hole. Exactly seven days without THE INTERNET. Exactly 168 hours without THE...
Dana Starr
Mar 23, 20155 min read
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What a Wonderful World
I rolled over in the bed at 5:45 this morning and instinctively reached for my Ipad. I wasn’t even fully awake, but I had to check to see...
Dana Starr
Mar 17, 20153 min read
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How I Learned to Love Lemonade
This is so exciting. Mrs. Keller is going to announce the winner of the Hart Elementary School 6th grade essay contest after lunch. I'm...
Dana Starr
Mar 12, 20154 min read
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A Pickle, a Party and a Peck
It's TWD recap, y'all. I would really like to live in this subdivision. It's nice and clean and not crowded. Bag a boar. Say that fast...
Dana Starr
Mar 9, 20153 min read
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Poop is Still Poop
It's a good thing I was never a Girl Scout because I would have been expected to sell Girl Scout cookies. I don't care if your pockets...
Dana Starr
Mar 5, 20152 min read
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Pottery Barn and Preppies
This is the space where I normally do a re-cap of TWD every Sunday night after a couple of glasses of Reisling; however, It's not Sunday...
Dana Starr
Mar 3, 20154 min read
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Perfectly Perfect
Sitting here on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in my comfy recliner and my comfy granny panties, I'm feeling pretty awesome. Why is that?...
Dana Starr
Mar 2, 20153 min read
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That's What Friends Are For
Her little 12-year-old body really was as light as a feather, and as stiff as a board. In my memory, we raised Melanie Brooks high in the...
Dana Starr
Feb 24, 20155 min read
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I Need a Moment
Wow, it's really late. I've been watching the Oscars and cooking and watching and doing laundry and watching and facebooking and watching...
Dana Starr
Feb 23, 20154 min read
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Livin' the Thug Life
There are Girl Scout cookies on the counter. That wouldn't be odd except for the fact that I'm at the OB/GYN office for my dreaded annual...
Dana Starr
Feb 20, 20153 min read
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Miles To Go Before I Sleep
It's time for TWD, and I've been eating Fritos all night and now I can't feel my tongue and Maggie is crying and she has on a wedding...
Dana Starr
Feb 16, 20154 min read
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Cupcakes and Criminals
I make to-do lists, but I never check any items off of any of the lists. I have a neat and tidy collection of old ink pens stored in a...
Dana Starr
Feb 14, 20154 min read
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Do I Smell Cotton Candy?
If you have ever, even for just five minutes, felt like the most uncool person on the planet then you will be able to relate to this...
Dana Starr
Feb 12, 20154 min read
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This Makes My Heart Hurt
Okay, I'm on the back half of two and a half glasses of Riesling. I'm telling you this so that you will be fully aware of what you are...
Dana Starr
Feb 9, 20154 min read
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Thin Mint Madness
I fell off the wagon today, HARD. The day started off, innocently enough, at approximately 10:30 am ... Spousal Unit gently urges me to...
Dana Starr
Feb 6, 20152 min read
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Bears, Boxes and Bracelets
Men, listen up. It's almost V-day and you need to get busy. Put more than five seconds worth of thought into it, and I won't have to...
Dana Starr
Feb 4, 20153 min read
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Not Ordinary
Dearest Dana, It's me, writing to me FROM THE FUTURE. Here are some random ideas I thought I would jot down while I'm waiting for the...
Dana Starr
Feb 3, 20152 min read
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I Want the Barbie Life
I want the Barbie life because that babe has everything!!!! At the ripe age of 54, I have rediscovered my love of all things Barbie. Why?...
Dana Starr
Feb 2, 20152 min read
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