http://www.amyland.org Bus leaves every half hour. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:19:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I pass into another thirty-something year of my life, it feels like the time to share a baker’s dozen of life lessons I’ve learned so far. May they serve some of you well. Never underestimate the power (or danger) of a new razor. I’ve had shaving cuts ... http://www.amyland.org/2010/07/26/lessons-of-a-semi-fearless-thirty-something-female/ You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy and the ... http://www.amyland.org/2010/07/02/4th-of-july/ The American Heart Association says it believes air pollution can cause heart attacks. Could be. I might be going out on a limb, but I think they should also consider the impact of fast food “secret menus” -  items of sometimes urban legend levels that can apparently be ... http://www.amyland.org/2010/05/16/heart-attack-the-secret-ingredient/ Word at the pub was the USDA was ready to lighten up its ban on haggis - that unique dish of boiled and minced sheep windpipe, heart, liver, lungs and fat - mixed with spices and oatmeal, then cooked in a sheep stomach. Revolting? Not so fast. ... http://www.amyland.org/2010/02/02/burns-night-snuffed-haggis-denied/ A winter storm is upon us once again. This means a vicious run on groceries, generators and ice melt. Seriously, I challenge you to find a generator or loaf of bread in NW Arkansas. It also means an abundance of reckless stupidity on the highway. For those morons idiots people who have ... http://www.amyland.org/2010/01/29/winter-weather-advisory/ In a past issue of Living Martha Stewart wrote "I cannot recall a single Halloween in my entire life when I did not dress up or "make up" to celebrate this very unusual and peculiar holiday." Apparently there must not have been a Halloween in which she slept, worked, ... http://www.amyland.org/2009/10/23/treats-and-tricks/ Having decided we could no longer stand Bentonville, the Man and I relocated to Fayetteville. (no offense, Benton County residents. Try to practice a little tolerance here - you know, different strokes for different folks. We don't ALL have to like the same things). For those of you who aren't ... http://www.amyland.org/2009/09/05/the-wild-wet-county-of-washington/ I admit, I'm a procrastinator. I make lists of things I need to do, think about how I'm going to do these things, worry about not getting all/some/none of these things done but, nevertheless, I will still put most things off until the last minute. Maybe I just work ... http://www.amyland.org/2009/07/05/one-for-the-procrastination-files/ Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.  ~Bill Vaughn, quoted in Jon Winokur, The Portable Curmudgeon, 1987 After a visit to the beach, it's hard to believe that we live in a material world.  ~Pam Shaw Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but footprints. ... http://www.amyland.org/2009/04/21/earth-day/ No wonder there's a substance abuse problem in society today. With the absurdity and incompetence of the world how can one be expected to make it through the week day hour without a nip, snort, sniff, snuff, smoke or something that momentarily prevents you from repeatedly banging your head against ... http://www.amyland.org/2009/04/12/bartender-i-need-a-drink/