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    I'm in the pickup line at my son's middle school, and I have fifteen minutes before dismissal to go through today's mail, which I grabbed before leaving the driveway. The latest Popular Mechanics came today, and my eleven-year old will be all over it. Determined to preserve his innocence a bit longer and limit his exposure to erectile dysfunction ads, I rip the Cialis ad out of the magazine. Between Pop Mech and his favorite BBC series, Top Gear, I'm just waiting for the day
    Snowy Days

    Snowy Days

    My husband can’t understand why I don’t enjoy playing in the snow. I’m forty-three, and I will now go sledding for a bit with my own kids. I have waterproof North Face boots and a ski coat that actually fits and comes complete with an avalanche alert GPS sewn somewhere inside (laughable because I am afraid of chairlifts, let alone back country skiing where avalanches happen). As a kid, it was hand-me-down central, sleeves were too short, mittens were knitted yarn, snow got
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