Posts filed under “say / yes”

She had me at “cow town”

Oh, my. I love to shop on Etsy. Real artists making art. I’ve made a conscious commitment to buy handmade. My dream is to create a small shop at 37day.net that will include only handmade objects that relate to my blog and book (did I mention I’ve written a book?), so in service to that vision, I’ve been exploring Etsy…
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Eat raw tarantulas in hot sauce for someone

"That’s it!" "That’s the dress I want!" I peered at the computer screen over her shoulder, at a pink satin halter dress like Marilyn Monroe wore in the 1950s, with a crinoline petticoat underneath. "Does it come in black?" she asked, worriedly. "I’m sure it does…let’s see." We clicked through all the choices–pink, gold, green, red. No black. I emailed…
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Ninjas!

Perhaps you will enjoy an earlier essay of mine that appears in this month’s Skirt! magazine! And thanks also to Skirt! publisher Nikki Hardin who mentioned 37days so wonderfully in her site’s morning muse today – as well as mentioning the beautiful, engraved jewelry made for 37days readers by artist Sarah Blaine. Nikki is the real reason that the book,…
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Women begin as people who scream in the sheer joy of sand

(Real) Women play the tuba – Emma Ptak

When I was in the sixth grade, as soon as I was eligible, I joined the band. Girls played flute and clarinet, and boys played trombone and trumpet in those ancient days, long before sliced bread or ball point pens were invented and back when Chicken Pot Pies were New! As Seen on TV! Freeing Moms Everywhere from the Drudgery…
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