12 May, 2008
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My sister and I were discussing the magazine “Penny Power” of our youth. Wondering if it was still around, I went to my trusty friend, the Interweb and found this instead:
A penny power “try-it” – they have badges for brownies now!
Ooh, remember girl scout badges? I do! I loved them – combining my obsession with collections and my do-goody-tracy-flick ways. Girl scout badges (in case you’re a boy or just, you know, clueless) gave order Read the rest of this entry »
11 Apr, 2008
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Sometimes out of the loop is the best place to be.
The top mommy nag my mom sent me off to college with was this: “Don’t join anything before October 15.” Why? Because in high school, I was kind of… well, a joiner is probably a kind way to put it. (Think “Tracey 
Flick” as played by Reese Witherspoon in “Election”)
Because join I did! I was secretary of honor society, Spanish class, sophomore class, junior class, Student Senate, Student Council (Yes, they were two different things – how very bicameral of us), editor-in-chief of my high school newspaper (and sole staff member most of its history).
(Sidebar: Who can’t wait for MTV’s “The Paper?” tomorrow night. Me! and all the other Tracy Flicks out there! Anywho…) I tried to take mom’s words to heart – after all working on that student paper (on my Apple IIC and using, yes, stencils, and literal cutting and pasting, with scissors till 3 and 4 a.m.) was a wee bit tiring.
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