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MyFontbook: A Better Font Viewer

Remember how obsessive I am about my fonts? While I love my trusty "Fonts" document, it can be a PITA to constantly keep it updated. Today I read about MyFontbook - a FREE font viewer that organizes all your fonts (all 700+ of them in my case) in an easy-to-use web interface. What makes MyFontbook extra-useful are its additional features: Tags & Favorites Glyphs Viewer (!!!) Font Metrics Go sign up for a free account now! ...

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My First Happy Tears as a Mother

Yesterday, I had written that we received a surprise gift in the mail: the book Oh, Baby, the Places You'll Go! A Book to Be Read in Utero. As I sidled into bed last night I decided to take the book with me so that I can read to Tater Tot for the very first time. The book itself is very similar to the one from which it was adapted - Dr. Seuss' Oh the Places You'll Go! - with a few changes here and there. I quite enjoyed myself, although occassionally stumbling over the funny words, colorful rhymes and frequent alliterations that is the trademark of the author. Then I reached the last spread. You'll find that this world'sa great place to begin,but...

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The Lonely Pregnant Woman

I got married at 27, a fairly young age in my group of friends. When I returned from my honeymoon, I suddenly felt like a pariah. You can't deny it - people treat you differently once you're married. Invitations to girls-night-outs slowed to a trickle. When you strike up a conversation with a man (even in a 100% platonic manner), people give you strange looks. Dinners with single friends became less and less common as dinners with other couples seemed to become more typical and expected. Do I no longer like to have fun? Am I a different person from the one pre-marriage? Now that I am pregnant, the loneliness has grown even more severe. The majority of my friends are still single, let alone...

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