Author Archives: sheswrite

For Holocaust Remembrance Day, meet survivor Ben Lesser

Posted on by April 16, 2015

I want to introduce you guys to an extraordinary man. His name is Ben Lesser and I ran across him on Reddit, my latest obsession.

Lesser is a Holocaust survivor and he did an AMA, which stands for Ask Me Anything on Reddit. Shortly after it began, the questions began pouring in and Lesser’s answers were unforgettable.

Holocaust survivor Ben Lesser does an AMA.

Holocaust survivor Ben Lesser does an AMA.

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day and I thought this would be a perfect time to share parts of his AMA … Read more ...

Got a Netflix addiction?

Posted on by March 1, 2015

I’ll be honest. My family has a Netflix addiction.

But who could blame us really? First I’m a lucky member of the Netflix Stream Team, and not to sound braggy, but they do spoil us. For New Year’s the crazy lemur King Julien, featured in a Netflix original cartoon, gave us a box that would make any NYE party complete. Noisemakers, hats, 2015 glasses. We had some friends over and put them to great use.

The kids (big and small) loved all the NYE fixings from Netflix.

The kids (big and small) loved all the

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Wordless Wednesday: I can’t get enough of the #urbangrime

Posted on by February 12, 2015
The backside of Hair of the Dog Brewery in Portland.

The backside of Hair of the Dog Brewery in Portland.

 

I’m going through this phase where I’m in love with the grit of a city. On Instagram there are amazing pictures of urban grime. My pictures aren’t near as great as many out there, but I’m still learning, still experimenting.… Read more ...

A Valentine’s Tale: Do you know what today is?

Posted on by February 12, 2015

Today is a special day. It’s the day that I decided to take a chance.

Many years ago, I met a Norwegian boy and he made it clear, he liked me. I had just ended a bad relationship, so was hesitant to get back in the saddle, so to speak. But after some time, the Norwegian asked me to give him a grain of a chance to try to make me happy. And on Feb. 10, 1998 I figured, why not? I mean, somebody has … Read more ...