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Corinne McKay

OT: Planning your own bike trip in Italy

I'm a firm believer in the benefits of a life outside of work, and one of my main non-work passions is bicycle touring. My husband and I like to say that our daughter (who's now going on 13) got *us* into bike touring; it's something she's always loved, so we kind of followed along, and now it's an … [Read more...] about OT: Planning your own bike trip in Italy


Corinne McKay

Off-topic: chocolate truffles you can make for the holidays

I'm in the mood to think about things other than work, so here's a recipe for chocolate truffles that anyone with reasonable culinary skills can make. For this I consulted my friend and colleague Marianne Reiner who's an incredible cook and also French (double truffle cred), and a friend who went to … [Read more...] about Off-topic: chocolate truffles you can make for the holidays


Corinne McKay

Off-topic: How to keep blogging for a really long time

...well, a "really long time" in Internet years. When I click "Publish" on this post, WordPress will cheerfully tell me that it's the 552nd post that I've written since February of 2008, which is when I took Beth Hayden's introductory blogging class and decided to give it a go. So my blog will be … [Read more...] about Off-topic: How to keep blogging for a really long time


Corinne McKay

Off-topic: fun and easy crafts you can totally make

In the Thoughts on Translation household, we try to make most of our holiday gifts. It's fun, it's personal, it fits with the frugal lifestyle and it keeps us occupied during the time of year when the sun goes behind the mountains at 3:30. Here are a few ideas that you can try, even in the days left … [Read more...] about Off-topic: fun and easy crafts you can totally make