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celery rose stamp
All you need is the stub of a celery and an ink pad or paint and you quickly fancify a card, wrapping paper, whatever. I found them here. Read more
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globalization then and now
My bedtime story some nights ago was a lecture at MIT by Thomas L Friedman on his recent book The World is Flat. (Okay, so I am a tad bit weird!) Pointing to the obvious, Friedman makes conclusions that are genius: He talks about how the last two eras of globalization were moved and shaped… Read more
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just a little is sometimes all it takes
Question: Suppose Americans cut down the amount of meat they eat by 10% and replace the 10% with grains and soybeans, how many starving people do you think the money saved would feed? Answer: 60 million people. (Americans eat a lot! The per capita consumption of peanut butter alone in the US and Canada is… Read more
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my week
Usually, I’m up for a challenge. Usually, I’m not stressed about not having enough time. But I’m not sure if I’m up for this week. On top of more than 40 hours at work with several deadlines, I’ve got all this to do in my spare time: 1. Write 3000 words between several projects to… Read more
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measuring life with potato chips and cheesecake
My first few months of missionary life in Nepal were awful. I felt trapped, imprisoned and deprived of necessities like heat in my home, television sitcoms, hot showers, high speed interne, and people who used deodorant. But most of all I was outraged that there was no potato chips or cheesecake. Unable to imagine six… Read more
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