Archive for May, 2009

It’s Probably Not Cancer »

I love my boyfriend dearly but sometimes he drives me nuts. He specifically drives me nuts when it comes to medical issues. Whenever he gets a symptom he immediately thinks that he has the worst possible case of something that he could possibly have.
He’s the type of person who will get a bump or a [...]

Denver’s Dress Code »

I’m originally from the East Coast, but I grew up in the West.  Having visited relatives back East frequently throughout my life, I’m continually surprised at the differences in the way people dress in, say, Pittsburgh as opposed to Denver.
My dad used to say that in Denver, wearing clean jeans is considered dressing up.  While this [...]

4 Definitions of Colocation »

Whenever I come across a word that I’m not familiar with I try to look it up. That’s the only way to be able to use the word in the future. I often find that looking up the word teaches me even more than I expected.
That was the case recently when I looked up the [...]

Tribal Tattoos in modern society »

Knowing about my deep appreciation for history, specifically the transformation of ancient societies into modern ones, a friend recently sent me a book she purchased from Amazon on tribal tattoos. At first I wasn’t sure what to think about her intentions.
We went to college at roughly the same time, so we had many friends in [...]

Basics of Planning a Cruise »

You want to go on a cruise but you’ve never taken this type of vacation before. Planning a cruise trip can be intimidating if you’ve never done it but it doesn’t have to be difficult.
Follow these easy steps to make cruise planning go smoothly:

Choose a destination. Think about all of the places that you might like [...]