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Wednesday, July 30th, 20081. What the %$^! is that racket? German lady, get your kids under control. They are not adorable. I will trip one of them and it won’t be pretty if you don’t bring a sense of order to your family. Aren’t Germans all about order? 2. Ooh, Horizon organic cheese! That pricetag says $16.25 for […]
They Take Some Getting Used To
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008The little things I mean. Every day things, things you probably don’t even think twice about in your day-to-day life. Sometimes we’re on autopilot, maybe even lots of times, and we don’t realize how we move through this life. So I think it’s good to throw a wrench in the system every once in a […]
Excuse Me Miss, You’re in My Way!
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Singapore is crowded, period. It’s one gigantic city with loads of people moving about at a zillion miles an hour. Everyone’s got places to go, things to buy, and some have to be back at work since they’re on lunch. Including me. When walking through the city streets you’ve got to keep your eyes open […]
Excuse Me Sir, You’re Sitting in My Lap
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Let’s talk about personal space. I like it. John likes it. You guys probably like it. Most Americans do. I’m not talking about giant penthouse apartments or 8 bedroom houses with six-car garages or huge SUVs or anything like that. I’m just talking about the little box of space that SHOULD be around me when […]
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