February 2012
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Cinnamon Buns →
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Whiskey
loverofstories:
is something you teach yourself to drink. This is why I bond with fellow whiskey lovers. I know they have felt the burn of something stronger.
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“You’ve never seen a cockroach? You wouldn’t like them. They have...”
– My father, on cockroaches
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“Seize the day.
Wear your white shirts.
Get them pressed.
Use your good dishes – everyday.
Shave on weekends.
Do not wait for special occasions.
Do not tuck your best away in the drawers, in the back of the closet, in your heart.
Don’t wait for holidays or invitations.
Declare that your today is the special occasion.
Call instead of emailing. (it feels so good to connect.)
Go for...
January 2012
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Oatmeal-Raisin Breakfast Cookie →
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“Of course, once you judge a female human being only through a man’s sexualized...”
– Lechery, Immodesty and the Talmud by Dov Linzer
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Who is the cutest? →
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10 Detroit Facts You Should Know →
1. First city to pave a concrete road
2. Home to the ice cream soda
3. Supplied 75% of liquor during Prohibition
4. First ever news radio broadcast
5. Only floating post office in the U.S.
6. Largest island park within a city
7. Only city from which one can look south to Canada
8. Great salt mines lie beneath
9. Birthplace of techno
10. Sports capital of the Midwest
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The Joy of Quiet →
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December 2011
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Dad: And you wanted to do this in New York. You wanted to do this on your own.
Rose: I didn't want to do this on my own. What have you really done to help me though?
Dad: We took you there, we took you back. We've given you a home.
Rose: Meh.
Dad: What do you want us to do, feed you grapes and fan you with a bay leaf? I mean a fig leave.
Rose: You mean a palm leaf.
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Sweet potato and pecan cinnamon bun with maple... →
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Keep My Secret - Munk
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Tales From the Pigs - Teenage Bad Girl
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Where They Create →
Great website, great book. Seeing nice workspaces makes me want my own place even more.
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Come October, will everything change?
Why did the Middle East have to stop making music?
Is amaretto-flavoring anything like the real thing?
Will Prague be as magical as I hope it will be?
Why are nice vegan coats so expensive?
What if Obama doesn’t get reelected?
Does effort make a difference?
Where is she going to be this time next year?
Does natural spring water taste that much...
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Land of the Bloody Unknown - The Middle East
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From Finland, an Intriguing School-Reform Model →
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The man who says he hasn't eaten or drunk for 70... →
I don’t know whether to believe this, but I am kind of jealous. Some of us get hungry or thirsty after sitting in meditation for ONE HOUR.
Also (and this is the part where any friends/family members reading my blog will accuse me of insanity and worry that I will develop an eating disorder), needing food and water for sustenance is wholly inconvenient. Sometimes it takes longer to find a...
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Seat Expert →
This just made my life a whole lot easier.
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