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David Barton Gym / Cool Cool Cool

I've been about ten thousand times busier than usual in the past couple of months (I know, apologies for being so vague, but I don't want to count chickens, etc), so I think a new workout regimen will go a long way towards giving me some much-needed energy.

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Stovetop Steak

Last night I was sans husband, so I decided to make my favorite favorite favorite meal: Steak 'n' Potatoes For One. I love this meal, and I love it my way: extremely salty, buttery and garlicky. I also want to eat it all, which is why I prefer to make it when no one else is around.

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My Dog Is Depressed

For the past few days - ever since he was groomed - he whines constantly, doesn't want to be walked or play fetch, and needs to be carried down the stairs.

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Me Vs. The World, Round 245,030

I'm helping a friend who's currently living in Cali sublet his apartment, so the other day I went over to his place to show a couple of potential renters around. Little did I know that he'd booby-trapped the place.

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Oh, Doctor Guava Sangria

I cobbled together this recipe based more or less on whatever I had in my refrigerator already (I ran out to the store for guava juice and strawberries, because I think it's inexcusable not to include those two ingredients in summer sangrias), and it is perfection in a glass (or, in this case, Mason jar).

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New Use For Old Thing / Thanks A Bunch, Virgil

I have owned these ludicrously expensive Hogan sandals for almost a decade now. I splurged on them during a family vacation in Italy during college, and was feeling very cosmopolitan and swan-about-y and world-traveler-ish and thought that it'd be nice to bring home some fancy leather shoes as a souvenier of my wanderings.