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Archives for 2012

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Donkey vs Elephant

I’m neither a donkey or an elephant. Am I a Libertarian, like the business school population? Or a democrat like my parents? Or formerly registered as such, am I a Republican? I don’t think my alliances give any clarification: campaigning…

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Just back from vacation, just in time to buy a brand new laptop. After eight years, my MacBook was on serious life support. By life support, I mean I’m constantly powering it off and on every couple hours because it…

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Animal Farm

The #1 reason I picked Roatan to vacation is for the plethora of wildlife. I’ve wanted to take Dean to the Galapagos, which rates high on my list of travel destinations, and also to erase the fact that I went…

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Roatan, Honduras

Weather here is magnificent. 80-90 degrees. 100% humidity which I don’t seem to mind. Fleeting rain and thunderstorms once or twice a day. Doesn’t bother me if it’s still warm and you can easily dry off. It was unbearably hot…

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How to Win Friends and Influence People: A Book on Downward Mobility

We are three days into our vacation and I’m very slowly beginning to relax. Stress is not something you can turn off and on like the flip of a switch. It must be an inherent American trait. I brought a…

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Countdown to Central America

After a week of misery, I’m back to my old self. I’m feeling confident and hopeful. I’ve got myself a great lawyer who is going to take care of everything so I can relax and enjoy vacation. The hourly countdown…

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What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

Something happened to me last week that has forever altered my life. During the occurrence, I tried to burn little details in my mind to write about everything, but upon further thought, I think writing about the tragedy will be…

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Update: Church, Child, and Choice

Like a good Catholic girl, I went to this site late last year and made note of all the holy days of obligation in my calendar. These are special days when you gotta go to church. Considering I go to…

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The Burning Man Ethos

While Burning Man is technically a massive party for a week in the desert, it’s truly about building a community that supports each other, is generous and giving, and that genuinely believes in each individual’s creativity and power. Everything about…

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Money Monday: Gift Cards

I’ve talked about this site Plastic Jungle previously, but in the context of selling your gift cards. Goes both ways. Buy gift cards here and save. Want a new suit at Banana Republic? Buy a discounted gift card for 20%…

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