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On A Personal Note

Praying for A Two Week Miracle

On A Personal Note

Four years ago I watched my mother get happily married in Vegas before she flew off to England to start her new life. Three years ago, she flatlined during routine angioplasty and almost lost that new and wonderful life. My mother almost died another two times after that, covering her bathroom walls with blood from [...]

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Dude, You Spilled Haterade all Over My Vagina!

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Today friends, we’re going to deconstruct one of my favorite hate mails. “What?” You ask, “You Melissa, get hate mail?” Oh yes, dear reader, I do indeed get hate mail, at least one a week, as do most of the men and women I know who are public about their life in any way. The [...]

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Two Weeks in the Life of an Egg

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Roadtrips are kind of awesome when I’m not the one in charge… Two weeks ago, armed with a camera, some beautiful dresses, my smarts, and a yet to be discovered tiny fertilized egg, I hopped aboard the Jones Soda tour bus with seven strangers and embarked on a trip across the Arizona desert toward a [...]

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Dinner and Serendipity

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Last year, I read about this incredible event a gentleman named Jim Haynes has been hosting in his Paris home.  Every Sunday night for the past 30 years, 30-40 strangers reserve a spot at Jim’s table and attend a feast, it’s a first come/first serve system where a different friend prepares the feast each night. [...]

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