Recent Blog Posts
Resolutions? by JodiDeal
Dec 31, 2010 | 0 
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Do you ever start to feel like New Year's resolutions are either promises meant to be broken or vague statements that would have been true either way?
Last year at this time, I wrote a blog entry about New Year's resolutions. I acknowledged that this particular type of goal has a high failure ... | 3 |
Christmas cheer spectrum by JodiDeal
Dec 22, 2010 | 1 | 7 |
I know folks who put up their Christmas decorations in November, and started loading their phones with holiday-themed ringtones in October. You know the type - the ultimate Christmas enthusiasts, who never tire of the holiday, even as the start of the "season" edges further and further back into... | 7 | 
"Let It Snow"? Not singin' it here. by JodiDealDec 17, 2010 | 0 | 4 |
When the forecast calls for snow, schoolchildren and kids at heart alike start doing their most fervent snow dances, hoping for as much accumulation as possible of the pretty white stuff.
Not me. I'm not a fan. Bah, humbug, I say. Give me dry skies or even rain, but nothing even remotely wintr... | 4 | 
My LOLpal by JodiDealDec 03, 2010 | 2 | 14 |
Everyone has them - those friends who are so close you can talk to one another for four or five uninterrupted minutes using only inside jokes. Those friends with whom you've developed something close to a secret language shared between friends.
At my office, that friend has long been Kelly Rai... | 14 |
Doin' what I can by JodiDeal
Nov 30, 2010 | 0 | 6 |
The great Thanksgiving conundrum ended well, although it didn't end with me wowing relatives with something fancy I'd whipped up to delight their tastebuds.
In my last entry, I lamented my lack of ideas for what to contribute to my family's Thanksgiving celebration. Reader and friend Judy Para... | 6 |
Thanksgiving menu conundrum by JodiDeal
Nov 17, 2010 | 1 | 4 |
In 2007, I got really excited about cooking. A housewarming shower that fall left me with plenty of kitchen supplies, and I slowly began to realize that cooking really isn't so hard. I can follow directions, so when I attempt a recipe, it almost always turns out well. During the holidays that ye... | 4 |
Rejoicing with Chileans by JodiDeal
Oct 13, 2010 | 0 | 7 |
Thanks to technology, viewers across the globe tuned in through their computers or televisions to watch as the first Chilean miner was pulled from the hole where he's coexisted with 32 coworkers for the past 69 days.
I was watching, with tears in my eyes.
I'll admit, I sometimes fall behind ... | 7 |
Late to the game by JodiDeal
Sep 08, 2010 | 2 | 5 |
Usually I'm not too far behind the rest of the pack when it comes to technology. I don't fancy myself to be cutting edge, but I'm usually pretty "with it."
However, I've recently realized that I've been missing out on something wonderful that the Internet has to offer.
I'm talking about podc... | 5 | 
Nostalgia items delight readers by JodiDealJul 23, 2010 | 0 | 11 |
We've always known our readers, like most people, enjoy remembering times gone by. That's why we periodically run "Nostalgia" photos submitted by readers, and why we feature blurbs from 50 and 25 years ago in the news and sports sections.
However, we hadn't shared many blasts from the past on ... | 11 |
Unexpected problem? Deal with it by JodiDeal
Jul 20, 2010 | 0 | 8 |
The title of my blog comes to mind when I think about a typical deadline day here at the paper.
Sure, we can plan, and we do. News Editor Jeff Lester and I hold regular meetings to keep each other abreast of what's happening for the next edition. However, the initial plan is never identical to... | 8 |