About Marcy
I'm tackling a series of challenges, and I'm becoming less timid and squeamish in the process. I'm also writing my memoirs, one scene at a time. Come along for the ride. Read more.-
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"Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Recent Posts
- American Fried Rice and Mother’s Day Brunch
- Penelope, Persephone, and Imperfection
- A bucket of golf balls
- Timid No More eBook Trailer
- Simplicity
- Sneak Peak: Timid No More, an eBook
- Draw My Life, Please
- 10 Chapters in a Book About Me
- First World Problems
- Bad News Shop: Bases Loaded, Bottom of the Ninth
Recent Comments
- Cranky Old Man { I remember this, still good, and I'm still a wuss. } – May 24, 12:36 PM
- amandakendle (@amandakendle) { Eek!!! I'm a wimp, and wouldn't (couldn't?!) do this, but no judgement I reckon. They do look gorgeous! But I will stick with my slightly... } – May 24, 8:19 AM
- beverlydiehl { That breakfast reminds me of those old ads, "Lard - It's good for you!" Sadly, I think many American would not only order that, but... } – May 20, 7:10 PM
- cynkingfeeling { You did a much better job of capturing the spirit in motherhood with your brunch analogy than the hotel did in capturing our culture in... } – May 20, 9:41 AM
- shannon { The picture at the end gave me goose bumps. So lovely. } – May 18, 7:41 PM
- Daniel Nest { Awesome post, awesome kids, awesome breakfast! Trifecta of awesomeness. } – May 18, 2:16 PM
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My Favorites
- 47 Years of Great Rock: You Say It’s Your Birthday
- 50, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Push-up
- A noob gets pwned: Giving World of Warcraft a try at my children’s insistence
- Benign
- Guest post on traveling the world with children
- How to eat real food in 8 easy steps
- If You Give a Mom a Blog
- In the days of my youth… Listening to Led Zeppelin
- Internet Exile, Part Two
- It took me only 13 days to stop complaining for a week
- Just let go: Jump off a cliff
- Love in a Mixtape
- Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies in Cages with Tigers
- My First (and Second) Confession
- Peanut Zombies and Squeamish Vegans: My First Blogoversary
- Sleepers: 10 movies you’ve never seen, but should
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Categories
- 101 Things (87)
- Connecticut (28)
- Et Cetera (50)
- Fitness (18)
- Food (53)
- Life's Experiments (3)
- Music (12)
- Photography Challenge (16)
- Scene from a Memoir (24)
- Travel (23)
- Video (25)
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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Go to New York for French Fries
We had a fun day in New York City. First stop: the Grand Central Oyster Bar for a pan roast, a deliciously rich and decadent soup. We had ours with oysters and scallops. Oyster Pan Roast and Harpoon Oyster Stout … Continue reading
Macadamia cherry chocolate vegan cake pops
My entry in the vegan raw cake pop challenge: Macadamia cherry chocolate vegan cake pops 1 1/2 cups raw macadamia nuts 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa pinch salt 3/4 cup dried cherries 10 medjool dates 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract I started … Continue reading
In the days of my youth… Listening to Led Zeppelin
Hour after hour my teenage self stayed in my room listening to rock albums. For a large block of those years, it was Led Zeppelin on the turntable. I would put on a stack of records at bedtime, and every … Continue reading
Homemade hummus
It was easy and tasty to make my own hummus. I used this recipe from Oh She Glows. I combined chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon, salt, pepper, and hot sauce in a food processor until smooth. I added a little olive … Continue reading
Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce: Eating at Louis’ Lunch
We squeezed into the crowd of wall-to-wall people to wait our turn to eat a hamburger at Louis’ Lunch in New Haven. Reportedly, the American hamburger was invented here in 1900 when a man in a hurry rushed in and … Continue reading
Posted in 101 Things, Connecticut, Food
Tagged hamburger, Louis'-Lunch, New-Haven, restaurant
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Kitschy Connecticut
A fun day of road tripping lay ahead when I picked out five Roadside America attractions to check out in my area. My husband was a good sport as we traveled around in between going out to eat and getting … Continue reading
It took me only 13 days to stop complaining for a week
#38. 101 things in 1001 days: Don’t complain about anything for a week. Stop complaining. I survived the computer lab fiasco that is detailed in my cartoon above without complaining, only to be done in by ice cream, so I … Continue reading
I’ve got one more silver dollar: Karaoke
#7. 101 things in 1001 days. Sing karaoke in a bar. I selected “Midnight Rider” by the Allman Brothers Band to sing karaoke, a song I love that also seemed fitting for the setting, the Winchester Café. Nervous enough, I … Continue reading
Savoring Savory Oatmeal
{Celebrate your courage. Send me a postcard.} #49. 101 things in 1001 days: Try at least five savory oatmeal recipes. You are probably already a big fan of sweet oatmeal. These savory oatmeal recipes, though, might just keep you away … Continue reading
Time to fire up the Tivo: IMDb’s Top 250 Movies
#14. 101 things in 1001 days: Watch all of IMDb’s Top 250 Movies “strip” by Miemo Penttinen I want to see all of IMDb’s Top 250 Movies, and there are 55 I haven’t seen. I am obsessed with movies, so … Continue reading
