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Laurie White
The queen of whatever.
Interests: Walt Whitman, dessert, claiming I'm not having any dessert, red wine, John Irving, John Cusack, South Park, The Breakfast Club, Say Anything, getting money in the mail, photography, Last Train Home, zodiac signs, guilty pleasures, trying to learn to crochet with beautiful yarn, Family Guy, beaches in the sun, snow, rain or anywhere in between, Elton John, North Carolina, jewelry, art, Baltimore, New Jersey, Ohio, Annie Lennox, design makeover shows on TLC, David Letterman, the Real World challenges (see "guilty pleasures"), Duran Duran and most 80s new wave, Barenekkid Ladies, Boston Terriers and Pugs, the Internet, my friends, Maryland, talking, bookstores, road trips, babies, newspapers, going to school, Photoshop, craft stores, colored pens, Prince, languages, guitars, magazines, conversation, farmer's markets and decent produce, iTunes, makeup (i'm a girl in spite of myself), baths, Europe, Christian Slater, ER, SNL, crosswords, live music, web design, writing poetry and essays, sleeping, cooking, Red Hot Chili Peppers, intelligence, Whole Foods, drums, colored pens, interesting men, long hair, dogs, Metallica, Dar Williams, microbrews, the Midwest, Best Week Ever, politics, eating out, The Wizard of Oz, memoirs, the Southwest, hiking, porch swings, magazines, history
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(Part of my story is learning to use punctuation correctly when I'm excited by ideas. This is a case study in how that's not working out so well, just saying.)
Commented Mar 11, 2014 on An Experiment and Proposal on Hope at Velveteen Mind
An Experiment and Proposal on Hope
Did you know that you can burn snack chips as kindling if you need to start a fire and can't find any twigs or brush? You can and I can tell you that Ruffles Sour Cream & Cheddar make the best choice, as they have the longest burning and most consistent flame. You know, just in case you are on y...
Wow, happy Tuesday to me for reading this. Two things: First, this is me.
"I am addicted to the feeling of stepping in and helping."
Thanks for putting words to it for me so I didn't have to step up and do it:
Second, yeah, me neither, and so do I:
"I don't always want to be the leader. Most of the time, I don't. I enjoy watching others lead, particularly love experiencing someone discover their leadership talent for the first time. I don't usurp existing leaders and I don't sow seeds of discontent so that I can step in."
I've seen that last line in action an awful lot (especially in my work online, sorry to say) and it's been such an out-of-sync-with-rightness-and-goodness thing every time, that as much as it can look like progress, there's no staying power in it, at least not with any kind of good feeling at the end of the day. It looks like a very tiring way to live.
Stories are science, the science of people and life. If your son is like you he gets to learn that over time, which is fun for all of us who do. (Thanks for writing this down.)
Commented Mar 11, 2014 on An Experiment and Proposal on Hope at Velveteen Mind
An Experiment and Proposal on Hope
Did you know that you can burn snack chips as kindling if you need to start a fire and can't find any twigs or brush? You can and I can tell you that Ruffles Sour Cream & Cheddar make the best choice, as they have the longest burning and most consistent flame. You know, just in case you are on y...
Tweeted. :)
Commented Oct 7, 2011 on Cool Camera Bag Giveaway! at Life Scoop
Cool Camera Bag Giveaway!
It's been a common complaint for us DSLR-toting ladies: traditional camera bags are ugly, unwieldy,
I am dying for a new Epiphanie bag. I'm all about the Lyric -- plum or yellow, I can't decide.
I've carried the Ginger everywhere since I got it last year and it is ready for a replacement. I carry my DSLR to a lot of places, and I've found that since I have so many pockets and good padding in this bag, I use it as a purse. (That way I'm never without a memory card or my charger when I unfailingly need one or both.)
Commented Oct 7, 2011 on Cool Camera Bag Giveaway! at Life Scoop
Cool Camera Bag Giveaway!
It's been a common complaint for us DSLR-toting ladies: traditional camera bags are ugly, unwieldy,
I love you, Megan. I don't know you as well as some, but I know you enough, and it always makes me feel better when I see you.
I saw you that night, and I knew you'd gone all in. Funny how that shines through.
Thank you, from all of us, for all of us. I know that too.
Commented Aug 10, 2011 on In the Spotlight, Utterly Invisible at Velveteen Mind
In the Spotlight, Utterly Invisible
Late Saturday night, San Diego wind blowing through my open door, I took this photograph on my hotel room bed, shared it with my twitter followers, knowing exactly who I am and what a velveteen mind I have. Through doubt, I find my core. Reveling in the threadbare brings me there. Thursday n...
New Orleans-Style Cooking Class
By Laurie When a friend who also happens to be a chef emails and asks if you'd like to drop by her cooking class the next day, where the main course is fried oyster po' boys, here's a hint: The correct answer is yes. My friend Danielle, aka Maryland-based Chef... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2011 at Food Lush
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Road Food: Smithfield Chicken and B-B-Q
Posted Jul 11, 2011 at Food Lush
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Google Recipe Search Breaks It Down
By Laurie I've searched for recipes in Google many times, but never noticed Recipe Search until today. I searched on the main page for Tom Kha Soup, a Thai coconut and lemongrass soup that is one of the few foods I regularly, specifically crave. I normally pick it up at... Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2011 at Food Lush
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Summer Beers Abound
Posted Jun 20, 2011 at Food Lush
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Sweet Auburn Curbside Market: An Atlanta Jewel
By Laurie A highlight of my trip to Atlanta a few weeks ago was an excursion to the Sweet Auburn Curbside Market. Owned by the city of Atlanta and located in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood downtown, the market was founded in 1918. Its mission? The Sweet Auburn Curb Market exists... Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2011 at Food Lush
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Foodily
Posted May 30, 2011 at Food Lush
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Above Average Ice Pops
Posted May 23, 2011 at Food Lush
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Pan-Seared Filet: A Recipe That Works
Posted May 9, 2011 at Food Lush
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This is so nice, Rita.
Commented Apr 26, 2011 on What Comes Crashing Down When It Rains at Surrender, Dorothy
What Comes Crashing Down When It Rains
I opened the door to see a slight man standing on my front step. "I was driving by," he said, gesturing to his truck, "and I noticed your trees could use thinning." I stepped outside, noting the woodchipper hitched to the back, the phone number on the side. "How much?" He threw out a number, too...
New Orleans -- Hits and Misses
By Laurie Thank you to everyone who commented and gave recommendations for places to eat in New Orleans. This trip was so busy with conference activities and workshop preparation that I ended up not eating anywhere nearly as well as I'd hoped. I didn't even make it to Cafe Du... Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2011 at Food Lush
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New Orleans Eats -- Where Should I Go, What Shouldn't I Miss?
By Laurie So I need your help again, gentle Food Lush readers. You all were so helpful when I went to Houston in the fall, and while I sadly didn't get a chance to eat at any of the places you recommended because of limited time and several social obligations,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2011 at Food Lush
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Pepperoncini Roast Equals Easy Sunday Dinner
Posted Apr 4, 2011 at Food Lush
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Lovely! Here from Sarah Moon's Facebook. I was sitting here feeling the opposite of all of this about a variety of things and I'm so glad you posted. It really helped me today.
Commented Mar 31, 2011 on On being UNSTOPPABLE. at LizzyHouse
On being UNSTOPPABLE.
This is for anyone who needs a pep talk today. What is it that cats have in them that allows them to always land on their feet? I know there is a specific word for what they have in them, but I forget what it's called. But it is commonly referred to as a "righting reflex". It's the ability to c...
I'm in Love With My New Blender
Posted Mar 28, 2011 at Food Lush
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Spring Beer Picks
Posted Mar 21, 2011 at Food Lush
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Guinness Drinks and Dishes for St. Patrick's Day
Posted Mar 14, 2011 at Food Lush
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