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Not-So-Scary Nun Stories (In Honor of Catholic Schools Week)
Last week was Catholic Schools Week. Being a product of Catholic schools, I’m well aware of all the horror stories and clichés. If you believed everything you heard or read, you’d imagine my school days… Read more
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Dupuytren’s Contracture: It Brings a Polish Family Together
My dad has something called Dupuytren’s Contracture. Most people have never heard of this condition, but it is pretty evident when someone has it. According to the Mayo Clinic’s website, Dupuytren’s “is a hand deformity… Read more
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What Every Woman Should Know: How to Hide the Shopping Bags
An observant husband can be a double-edged sword. On one end you’ve got men like my dad, affectionately known as Captain Oblivious. My mom could wear a brand new outfit every day for a month… Read more
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Celebrity Encounters of the Close Kind
Most of us have had a celebrity encounter at some point in our lives. I’m not talking a concert or performance sighting, because in that case I’ve “seen” some pretty impressive people, like when I… Read more
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Kettlebell Workouts: The Agony and the Ecstacy. Or, Forget Niederkorn…call me Kettlekorn.
Back in April I started 5:30 a.m. kettlebell classes. Before you think I am part of a bell ringing church group like my friend Annette did, I should explain that kettlebells are ball-shaped cast iron weights… Read more