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Misti owns a mind-boggling wardrobe of the wildest socks I’ve ever seen. Neon zebra stripes, bright patterns and designs scream her individuality against the rest of her black attire. Wearing those socks puts a spring in Misti’s step and a broad smile on her face. I’m not the only customer who breaks into a wide grin, anticipating the This wasn’t really about argyle socks vs. knee-highs, or silk stockings compared to tube socks. Color, style, length, function are merely categories. The issue went beyond being sock-deep. It was about taking charge of something everyone has the power to control: oneself. Call it attitude adjustment, self improvement, or whatever you prefer. It’s the coping mechanism to deal with the areas of life we can’t change and to recognize our ability as survivors to change our world by the way we view it. more »

It's hard to believe after reading this detailed, sympathetic story that its subject seems to be hardly known today. She was famous and highly esteemed, especially in the United States, as a novelist before her success reached England. more »

If my washing machine and dryer could talk, they would tell you that I never separate my whites from my colors, I throw my “delicates” in with my jeans, and I dry everything at either the high or permanent press setting — whichever one the gauge happens to be pointing to at the time. more »

The Welps of Connecticut had been having a grand adventure on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, traversing the switchbacks of the highlands and hiking some of its most famous trails.Then, "“Hello everyone, we are stranded at a place called Meat Cove on Cape Breton Island. Came for one night of camping and had a very heavy rainstorm that washed out five bridges. Not sure how or when we are getting out. I guess it’s just another Welp adventure ..." more »