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What Makes You Happy?

Melanie Renzulli — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:38:24 +0000

It’s a new year and time for a new resolution. Rather, it’s time to pull last year’s resolution off the shelf, dust it off, and try again. In truth, everyone’s resolution is the same. It is a search for happiness. We think we’ll find it this year if we lose those 10 pounds, quit smoking, [...]

Resolutions

Melanie Renzulli — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:45:07 +0000

This year I resolve to: -Write more and tweet less -Get to know people and not just avatars -Take the time each day to step outside and away from my desk -Exercise more / return to yoga -Start finding answers instead of only asking questions -Send at least one postcard or letter through snail mail [...]

Things I’m Thankful For

Melanie Renzulli — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:06:43 +0000

Now that Thanksgiving is nigh, I’ve been seeing all of my friends list things that they are thankful for. So I, too, wish to reflect and count my blessings. Here, in no particular order, are the things I’m thankful for this year. I’m thankful for… My family The fact that my youngest boy Leo made [...]

Fall of the Wall

Melanie Renzulli — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:15:39 +0000

November 9, 2009, marks 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. I was in 9th grade when the news came across CNN that the physical symbol of the East/West divide was on the verge of toppling. And my mother reminded me today while I was reminiscing about the event that I sat for [...]

If I Ever Renew My Vows…

Melanie Renzulli — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:50:21 +0000

…I want to do something like this. Yeah, this video has been all over the Internet and on TV by now. But I just watched the whole thing and it brought me to (happy) tears – much more than the traditional Wedding March ever has. Super cool. Congrats, Jill and Kevin from me and the [...]

Where Has the Time Gone?

Melanie Renzulli — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:14:29 +0000

I can’t believe it’s been more than one whole year since I wrote a post for this blog. The main reason was because I kept having this technical glitch with wordpress, my blogging software. That all seems to be solved, thanks to a solution from tech blogger Dave Risley. I owe him. Of course, it [...]

Help Victims of Agent Orange

Melanie Renzulli — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:11:19 +0000

It’s an hour later and I’m still bawling over a piece that I saw on BBC News regarding the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange. A situation this grave is enough to make an inactive person like me want to do something to help. While I may consider a letter-writing campaign at some point, I’m moved right [...]

Update and Great Photo

Melanie Renzulli — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:17:11 +0000

I apologize for the long silence. In fact, not much has been happening around here. Well, not much except bird flu, temple attacks, and presidential visits. At this point, nearly two years later, India and Bombay have almost become everyday for me. And, sad as it may seem, there comes a time when you become [...]

K-9 Games, or How to Waste a Morning

Melanie Renzulli — Thu, 24 Jun 2004 17:36:39 +0000

Thanks (or no thanks) to my sister, I’ve wasted the better part of the morning figuring out what kind of dog I am. I’ve also started a chain reaction in my office, so I’m getting the occasional email that says, “I’m a Lhasa Apso!” How come there are so many of these games on the [...]

Goodbye, Cicadas!

Melanie Renzulli — Mon, 07 Jun 2004 20:20:22 +0000

It is now safe to say that the 17-year Brood X cicadas are long gone. They emerged from their nests, copulated, buzzed about, and died. I’m sad to see them go. Rather, I’m sad to hear them disappear. At the height of their existence in the trees around DC, the cicadas sounded like one of [...]