Statistics tells us that 53% of first marriages end in divorce. There’s a divorce in the United States every 36 seconds. And 41% of marriages involve one or both parties guilty of infidelity. That number is generally acknowledged to be conservative because…well, people lie. What are we doing wrong? Has marriage become “going steady, with furniture”? Whenever […]
Becoming a Better Person. This Might Take a While
Like most people, I find myself occasionally taking stock of myself and my life, looking for things I could do better. To become a kinder, healthier, stronger, more financially stable, better educated, more loving wife, mother, and daughter. Whew. Big job. Big. Friends and family can (and often do) cheerfully point out that the majority of my self-improvement […]
The Story of the $5000 Bottle of Wine
Kenny and I live in a small Oregon town that has a delightful wealth of yummy wineries, with new ones cropping up seemingly daily. Since we are both lovers of all things red and winey, we’ve developed a Thursday evening ritual of trying new local tasting rooms after work. This week, we went to a […]

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