postaday2011
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i’m moving to france!
On those extra long days when I want to run away, I wistfully run down my mental list of places I’d move to if I could. And France is definitely not on the list. But for this, I’d scratch my list and move to France. How cool if there were one of these at every… Read more
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not everything’s from china
It’s really hard to believe that everything in the dollar store is not made in China. But that’s what this article says. Read more
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memo from the ceo
Cleaning out my hard drive today, I came across this email Roy wrote the expatriate staff at the hospital in Nepal, at the height of the civil war. Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 7:26 a.m. Please be apprised that I have been in contact with both Elder Ron Watts, President of the Southern Asia Division, and… Read more
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the real yemen
When I hear anything about Yemen, I quickly word-associate it with Chandler. And just as quickly I laugh to myself while conjuring scenes of Chandler Bing perched on a dusty camel traversing the dry, wasted desert land towards his dung-plastered hut. Yeah, yeah, I know–There’s a lot more to Yemen than one episode of Friends. Read more
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small degrees of change
August 2008 brought to New York City heat waves and concerns about the rise in utility costs. That was when United Nations secretariat building decided to take the lead in energy conservation. Employees were asked to dress down to cool summer attire, the thermostat was turned up five degrees to 77 F everywhere in the… Read more
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shark attacks not as bad or as likely as you might think
Look at this list of stuff from which you are more likely to die. Read more
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the tiffany
Written some time in the summer of 2008 I spent part of the long weekend antiquing with Roy. We were shopping for the perfect end table: We walked down each aisle, stopping to look at stuff that interested us. And every once in a while, I’d let out a wow or an ooh to express… Read more
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on top of my wish list
Dear Santa, My list is long, but I’ll settle for just this one. P.S. I’ve been a good girl. Read more
SAYS FYL 