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What I'm Reading This Week #26

Well you made it to Friday!  I don't know where y'all are but unless you were near Glacier National Park that got snow this week, you were probably boiling in your own pudding to quote Charles Dickens.  I do not dig 90 degrees by noon and it feels like everything is frying left and right including us.  Most of the week I had the 50% shade cloths on the veggies to attempt to save as much as I can.  I need to get the next batch of lettuce in the shade planter to see if I can successfully grow there over the summer since it never gets direct sun.  I told the Mr the other day I feel like nothing is in the right place back there.  I have a lot of containers and I don't know if I need to put some of them on a little ledge since the 5 gallon buckets take up so much room or not.  The zinnias being in a long planter on the fence were a mistake but they were only put there because I had so many extras and didn't want to chuck them.  I have a few struggling...

What I'm reading this week- First week of April edition

Happy Happy Friday!

I've got a lotta links today so let's just skip to...



What the Number on the Scale Really Means: A Primer on Weight Fluctuations  (Will try to remember this the next time I want to poop in my hand and throw it at the scale)

Titanic Survivor's Revealing Letter Sparks Interest on Reddit  (VERY cool!)

Wil Wheatons response to a little girl on how to deal with being called a nerd is amazing  (Wil rocks)

Inside a Painted Lady  (For you Full House fans.  I'm not one of them but love painted ladies)

25 Fun Facts About Back to the Future  (For you, Mr.  But the rest of you can read it too.)

10 things your real-estate agent won’t tell you  (Sneaky lil bastards)

Biggest Loser Winner Rachel Frederickson Finally Finds Her Perfect Weight  (She looks really great now.  I knew she'd probably put on 10-20 to get to a healthy weight)

How to Opt Out of Twitter's New Photo Tagging  (I'm down with opting out of it all)

10 Clever DIY Projects to Hide Household Eyesores  (Neat ideas)

How to Fix Shattered Makeup  (Pretty cool little trick)

How We Can Learn from Philip Seymour Hoffman's Last Will  (I know it's a sad subject but don't assume you'll make it to a ripe old age.  This is a good reminder for us too)

Slomo  The one that got away (courtesy of the Mr)

Too much running tied to shorter lifespan  (For my running peeps)

Ed Sheeran Serenades Teenage Fan Battling Cystic Fibrosis Minutes Before Her Death  (Break out the tissues)

How to Protect Your Money When Traveling  (Good tips!)

Olivia Newton-John Slips Into Black Leather Pants 36 Years After 'Grease'  (I LOVE ONJ!)

Does Speeding Really Get You There Any Faster?  (Ahem)

David Letterman to Retire in 2015  (He's about 5-8 years too late in our opinion)

Alzheimer's Is Expensive, Deadly and Growing. So Where's the Research Money?  (For real.)

25 Things You Might Not Know About The Shining  (If you have 35 minutes at some point, watch the Making of The Shining on YouTube by Vivian Kubrick.  It's really cool to see Jack pumping up for "the" scene.)

Get Rid of Excess Clutter by Pretending You're Moving  (Pretty clever idea)

The First Time Capsule Tearjerker of 2014  (Courtesy of the Mr)

Looks like we might be road trippin' tomorrow so I'm excited to get the hell outta town!  Woo hoo!

Any plans for the weekend?

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  1. All of these links look great. Can't wait to dig in! Looking forward to our road trip tomorrow. It marks the first chance we've really had to get out of town this year and it is long overdue.

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  2. Bookmarked this for treat incentives after studying today!!!! Thanks!

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