by Robin | Jan 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
I felt like my public education utterly failed me when I discovered Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” a few years ago; it’s long but rivals the significance of his more popular and iconic “I have a dream”...
by Robin | Jan 12, 2012 | Giveaways, Sponsored post
Right before Thanksgiving, I remember thinking, "I wish someone was hosting a vacuum cleaner giveaway or blogging campaign or SOMETHING" because my extended family was coming to spend a few nights, there was LOTS of cleaning to do, and my years' old...
by Robin | Jan 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Love Starbucks because their Jedi Mind Tricks have worked and you think it's the best coffee in the world? Hate Starbucks because of their marketing prowess in convincing you it's WORTH $5 for a 1.5-ounce shot of espresso in your favorite coffee drink? Either...
by Robin | Jan 10, 2012 | Faith, Personal, Writing
there is this thing about me i wish i could change: my skin is too thin. you can almost see it, flesh stretched over frame, opaque…translucent. how can those things be when they're seemingly opposite? i've tried to change. i've tried not to care....
by Robin | Jan 9, 2012 | Beauty, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Nutrition, Personal, Poetry
My intention was singular: I needed a Bavarian Cream doughnut for Clue #2. O.n.e. Bavarian Cream doughnut (or "Krapfen" as my imaginary German friend Herr Höferle informed me). But, good gravy…when I walked through the...