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First there was a daffodil. Now we have a tulip. I suppose I should start calling what we’ve got going in front of the house a garden, as the definition of a garden is “a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.” I always considered plant… Continue reading in the garden of daffodils and tulips | Somewhere in Middle America

Friday night a group of us celebrated a friend’s birthday by drinking like we were back in college and then playing hours of Rock Band at her place after leaving the bar. There’s nothing quite like being intoxicated and jumping around on your friend’s sofa while rocking out on bass. For us Rock Band and… Continue reading keep calm and rock on | Somewhere in Middle America

I adore these vases from Feinedinge, which means “fine thing” in German. Ceramist Sandra Haischberger handcrafts these pieces in her Vienna studio. (via More Ways to Waste Time) Beware of phony CNN email alerts. I actually have a bunch of them in my Spam folder right now. I’m so glad I didn’t open them; they… Continue reading friday round-up | Somewhere in Middle America

Britains Got Talent This video clip from Britain’s Got Talent proves that you can’t judge a book by its cover and that everybody deserves a fair shot. Watch the whole thing with sound (it goes quickly) and tell me if you didn’t get a bit choked up by Susan Boyle’s performance. PS: I don’t know… Continue reading she had a dream | Somewhere in Middle America

The other night I had a dream about Seth Meyers. I’m guessing he was on my mind after I saw the above SNL clip on Maggie’s blog. (In case you were wondering, I totally agree with Maggie and Seth on this one.) In my dream, I was shopping in a florescent-lit department store with low… Continue reading I Had a Dream About Seth Meyers | Somewhere in Middle America

Yesterday morning, J and I participated in a couple’s yoga workshop at Lotus House of Yoga. The instructor played a mix of romantic tracks while we pulled one another deeper into stretches, (literally) leaned on each other during balancing poses and, at the end, meditated on the melt-in-your-mouth magic of Lindor Truffles. Her selection of… Continue reading what’s the most romantic song? | Somewhere in Middle America

She said, “My boy, I think someday You’ll find a way To make your natural tendencies pay You’ll be a dentist You have a talent for causin’ things pain Son, be a dentist People will pay you to be inhumane Your temperament’s wrong for the priesthood And teaching would suit you still less Son, be… Continue reading dentist! | Somewhere in Middle America

My weekend with Ali was fantastic. Just what I needed as we’re coming up on the halfway point of J’s deployment. We had 48 hours together and did a lot of eating. I took her to some of my favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurants, including Lisa’s Radial Cafe, Rivera’s, Dixie Quicks and The Drover. Saturday was our… Continue reading a weekend of eating out in omaha | Somewhere in Middle America

One of the benefits of getting older is that when you ask your friends to contribute to a Superbowl potluck, you get dishes more sophisticated and thoughtful than a bag of Tostitos and a jar of salsa. We enjoyed quite a spread last night as we watched Christina Aguilera flub the National Anthem, the Black… Continue reading Superbowl Sunday 2011 | Somewhere in Middle America

Every Monday, Moontree Letterpress has a six-word story contest on their blog. This week’s topic was “Words of Advice,” and the prize was 50 custom business or calling cards. I love letterpress anything, so I decided to enter. There were 25 entries… and mine was chosen as the winning submission! Can you believe it? My… Continue reading words of advice | Somewhere in Middle America