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Archives for October 2006

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Vacation Here I Come

I was set on Nicaragua. A couple things scared me. 1) My Nicaragua guide book said that Spanish is essential. That’s a concern for me, but I’m smart. I can do it. At least I can try. The Spanish CDs…

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The Arboretum, Golden Gate Park

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The Traveling Consultant

Let’s see how many short stories I can brainstorm now that I’ve done about 5 hours of work and I still have another 5 hours to go before I start my work day tomorrow. I was in Minneapolis this week….

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B-school friends Lisa Feng and Oleg Grishin who recently got married.

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Safety Third

One of the many mantras at Burning Man is ‘safety third.’ The first time I heard it, I couldn’t stop cracking up. I was enamored with the saying. I’ve never been one to focus on safety.Speed limits? What speed limits?Seat…

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Nest store, San Francisco

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Downtown San Francisco

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That Girl

I don’t want to be that girl who lives her life hoping she’ll find someone. I know I’m far from it since two people within the past few weeks told me they didn’t think I’d ever get married–one of whom…

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Fabulous Food

With all the traveling I’ve been doing, I’ve gotten accustomed to eating fast food. On my way to Fremont last week, I was so excited to stop by In-N-Out that I took a picture with the moon shining from behind….

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