Author Archives: nikki
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a different kind of mystery at the book festival
Posted on November 1, 2011 by nikki in unexpected adventures.All of the post-menopausal women from a 30-mile radius had descended upon the Senate Chamber. The event? A panel discussion among four authors about women changing their lives at the halfway mark. It was called “Take Two: Women on a New Path” and the venue was the Texas Book Festival a couple weeks ago. Now, […]
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top ten things for guys to avoid in their online dating profiles
Posted on October 24, 2011 by nikki in dating and breakups, odds and sods.1. Don’t use a profile photo of yourself where it’s pretty clear you’re naked. As a general rule, wear a full set of clothes in the photos. Unless you want random late night Craigslist hookups. If that’s the case, then go right back to the bathroom and take a few more self-portraits. 2. Don’t include […]
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exercise and the single woman
Posted on October 14, 2011 by nikki in health and beauty.After a summer of five-times-a-week Pilates sessions, I took a vacation. Though I went on a few hikes, my focus was on catching up with friends and family in California, not on my alignment or core strength. No problem, I thought. I was sure that all of the time and attention I had put into […]
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a douche, a baseball bat and judge judy: renting my house to a delinquent tenant
Posted on October 4, 2011 by nikki in love of a mother.In April of 2008 I quit my job at the local health department in Austin and flew to Nigeria to help track and treat a meningitis epidemic with my on again, off again employer Doctors Without Borders. It all happened so quickly that I was barely able to pack my bag for the summer, much […]
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dominance in the dog house: trying and failing at dog training
Posted on September 27, 2011 by nikki in dogs.This summer I had my first shot at being a pack leader. My house was rented out for two months so I ended up house sitting for a couple that has four dogs. Four. Other than the prodigious amount of dog hair I’ve become accustomed to, I’ve also gotten an inside look at what kind […]
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