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Turns out, 90 other people also had some pretty much impossible dreams.http://www.facebook.com/oprahmagazine/posts/438947859943 3:11 PM Feb 20th via web
Finally, i can laugh about two kids in my bed, doing Donkey Kong at 3 AM. huffingtonpost.com/charlie-capen/… 12:39 PM Feb 17th via web
@GerryWieder Gerry, this made my year. What a wonderful thing to say. 12:22 PM Feb 17th via Tweet Button in reply to GerryWieder
@ChrisLedwidge thanks so much. one of my improbable dreams is to go to ireland. 12:19 PM Feb 17th via Tweet Button in reply to ChrisLedwidge
"“Dignity cannot wait for better times.”" — Alberto Cairo. Potty training, however, can. ted.com/quotes 7:57 AM Feb 15th via web
Check out @lizweil's No Cheating, No Dying....rules that apply to us all, married or not. oprah.com/blogs/Book-the… 1:22 PM Feb 13th via web
I'm a fan of highly improbable dreams. I feel like my life is one, actually. So I wrote a piece on it. oprah.com/spirit/Dreams-… 8:33 AM Feb 10th via web
@elliottholt so happy for you about the book! 8:00 AM Feb 7th via web
Once again, dogs rock. Please read @MelissaFGreene's moving story about a Russian orphan and a golden retriever. nytimes.com/2012/02/05/mag… 7:58 AM Feb 7th via web
First you try everything....including jumping out of a tree. I Love Jane McCafferty's novels. oprah.com/blogs/Book-of-… 1:16 PM Feb 6th via web
I wrote some Rules for Life for Kids...but they're actually my rules too. oprah.com/oprahs-lifecla… 7:59 AM Feb 1st via web
A much needed sloth-inspired laugh. huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/bra… 7:28 AM Feb 1st via web
If you make it out of Legos, I will consider eating it.http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruceywan/ 7:44 AM Jan 31st via web
Need help. Can you tell me the name of a great little novel that didn't get attention when it came out, but you wished it had? #littlenovel. 11:22 AM Jan 27th via web
11 Books for when you can't sleep...and are writing dark, scary futures for yourself in your head. oprah.com/book/The-Best-… 11:15 AM Jan 27th via web
I am being to feel that I'm the only person in America over 30 who not had her teeth whitened. 7:30 AM Jan 27th via web
I think i'll throw a silent party for myself and kids tonight....see how that goes: candy and absolute silence. nymag.com/daily/entertai… 11:49 AM Jan 25th via web
I always wanted to be an archaeologist or maybe just write a novel about one. Thanks, Gin Phillips. oprah.com/blogs/Book-of-… 2:15 PM Jan 23rd via web
Reporting fact of the day (as told to by stewardess): nobody cleans the trays at your seat. And yes, passengers change diapers on them. 2:33 PM Jan 19th via web
Baltimore opens a pinball museum. I love that town. stuckattheairport.com/2012/01/14/rep… 7:13 AM Jan 18th via web