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2006 Stories by Kristie McClanahan

• You'd Better Run

  published March 22, 2006

  When a friend casually mentions that she's training for a marathon, the appropriate response is to look at her with a mixture of admiration and... More >>

• Top o' the Morning

  published March 15, 2006

  When it comes to traditional Irish music, what's not to love? Sometimes it's reverent and beautiful; other times it's clearly penned under the... More >>

• Arch Madness

  published March 1, 2006

  Religiously following college basketball is akin to having a high-maintenance significant other. First of all, there's a ton of games to keep... More >>

• Spring in Your Sights

  published February 22, 2006

  Landscape designers, like Discovery Home Channel's Rebecca Cole from Surprise by Design, are artists in the same way that sculptors and... More >>

• Holy Ship

  published February 22, 2006

  Did you hear the one about the crew rowing a huge boat across the ocean? The first mate says to them, "The good news is, we're having steak... More >>

• Some Things Are Big

  published February 8, 2006

  One of the best jobs in the world is that of the network executive who decides which children's-television-program ideas make it into production.... More >>

• Sail Away

  published February 1, 2006

  Rooowwwrrraaaarrrrrooowwwwrrrrr!" A guttural growl straight from the deepest pits of Hell has just emanated from the throat of Melissa... More >>

• Always De-Ice Your Walk

  published February 1, 2006

  The only thing worse than a meddling houseguest is a meddling houseguest who's a know-it-all lecturer with a broken leg. Or so seems to be the... More >>

• It Don't Mean a Thing

  published February 1, 2006

  Swing dancing is one of those crazes that was almost entirely forgotten until a catchy song came along and breathed new life into it (thanks,... More >>

• Get Thee to a Winery

  published January 18, 2006

  No Orleans Grayson Capps grew up in Alabama, moved to New Orleans to study acting, formed the... More >>

• The ALT Has Proof

  published January 18, 2006

  When Gregor Mendel figured out the inheritance patterns of dominant and recessive genes while studying pea plants, he began to crack a code.... More >>

• Big Head Todd and the Monsters

  published January 11, 2006

  If the guys in Big Head Todd and the Monsters had received senior superlatives when they attended Columbine High School, they probably would have... More >>

• Figure Skaters in St. Louis

  published January 11, 2006

  The Olympic Games start in just a few weeks (on Friday, February 10, to be exact), and assuming you aren't making the transatlantic flight to... More >>

• Coffee with Starbucks Coffee Liqueur, Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur and butterscotch schnapps

  published January 4, 2006

  Winter didn't officially start until December 21 — long after the ice scraper's inaugural appearance and the first oh-shit fishtail into... More >>