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You may have read or heard about (or maybe you saw it live) the on-camera accident last week in which “Tonight Show” host Conan O’Brien suffered a mild concussion.  He had to stop taping the show, then he was taken to the hospital for observation after slipping on the floor while taping a scene with…

These are some of the awesomely cool personal business cards I created and ordered from Moo.com, my new favorite create-a-card site. And nope, they’re not paying me, I just think it’s a great site and product. And a nice way to re-start the day every time I open my wallet. Need more morning inspiration?  Read…

Tonight I went to a Yom Kippur break-fast even though the only fasting I’ve done recently is while sleeping. Not being a terribly observant half-Jew, I tend to dip in and out of traditions, mostly as an excuse to spend time with friends and eat good food. Tonight I was invited to an especially lovely…

If you’re a tea drinker like me, you’ll feel your spirits lift when you read this quote from Catherine Douzel: “Each cup of tea represents an imaginary voyage.”  The meaning deepens further when you type Catherine Douzel’s name into search engines and discover that despite her having this quote widely attributed to her, no one…

Of course there is the potential for them to blow it–the movie version of “Where the Wild Things Are.” But Dave Eggers plus Spike Jonze and Maurice Sendak’s public approval? “I’ve never seen a movie that looked or felt like this,” Sendak recently said, “And it’s his personal ‘this.’ And he’s not afraid of himself. He’s a…

Every time I go to my dentist, I ask him if he’s heard any new conventional wisdom on how to get rid of canker sores.  And every time, he responds by giving me a lecture about how research dollars are being spent elsewhere, on more important things, like, you know, real diseases. Yeah, ok.  I…

Can’t stop playing with the Wordle! This one was made by pasting in the URL for this very blog–and it ended up being all about morning. Neato. Good morning!  

Did you see Valerie’s awesome post last week about how to talk to a tree?  If you want to get your Lorax on but don’t have time to get outside, I highly recommend you visit our friends over at National Geographic.  They’ve posted a stunning feature on the giant redwoods of northern California (did you…

Whipped up this cool Wordle creation in honor of the crisp, crunchy, colorful season. Like what you see?  Click here to subscribe and get Fresh Living in your in-box every day! 

“Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile.” — William Cullen Bryant, from our beautiful new gallery of uplifting autumn quotes. How will you make this autumn day a lovely smile? Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire Fresh Morning collection!
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