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About Lori

I love to laugh, travel, and write. I’ve been incredibly fortunate to visit 44 countries and look forward to continuing to explore this fascinating world we live in. I’m currently working with the wonderful folks at Automattic, focusing on HR.

High Tea at Neiman Marcus

Posted on February 19, 2012

Enjoying afternon tea with Rachel and her mom.

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Why I Support Planned Parenthood

Posted on February 2, 2012

There’s been a lot in the news lately about how the Susan G Komen for the Cure charity has cut off funding to Planned Parenthood. Maybe I’m naive, but I marvel that we allow politics to interfere with funding women’s … Continue reading →

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Making the Leap

Posted on January 14, 2012

I’m in the very lucky position of being in New Zealand with a group of my work colleagues. Before we arrived, one of them sent out a survey of potential activities we could do for fun. This included a list … Continue reading →

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Morning View from my Balcony, Queenstown

Posted on January 10, 2012

I woke up before my alarm went off; my reward was to watch a blinding sun rise over the mountains. This is a view I could never tire of.

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Meeting the Authors in Three Acts

Posted on December 30, 2011

Published authors are magical people to me. I am so in awe of people who gather their thoughts, write them down, solicit a publisher, go through the process of drafts, edits, and then, finally, publishing. This year I’ve been incredibly … Continue reading →

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A Row of One’s Own

Posted on December 25, 2011

I surprised myself in an “Oh, my goodness, I didn’t think I was that type of person,” sort of way.  I’m still not sure how I feel about it. We had boarded. The flight was not full. The exit rows … Continue reading →

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Running on Empty

Posted on December 25, 2011

On the way to the Charlotte airport, we passed exit 42 for Troutman, NC. I asked, “Mom, remember the last time we were here?” and we both giggled hysterically. Mom explained the story to Dad, who had not been with … Continue reading →

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Christmas, a Little Bit Early

Posted on December 24, 2011

Since I’m flying back to California on Christmas Day, we celebrated Christmas a couple of days early with my sister and her family. Ashley told the children (ages 5 and 11) that we would open gifts after dinner. At breakfast, … Continue reading →

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Christmas Gingerbread House

Posted on December 23, 2011

It stayed intact for about 2 minutes (an eternity for a 5 year old)  before we began eating it.

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Brunch at Balthazar

Posted on December 3, 2011

Started with a salad dressed with truffle oil, continuing with duck shepard’s pie and scrambled eggs in puff pastry. Oh, and Bloody Marys.

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