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Monthly Archives: July 2008

How To Almost Die in 7 Easy Steps

1. Move to a foreign country.
2. Purchase the almost-cheapest DVD player you can find (hint: google the code to allow it to play DVDs from all regions).
3. Send your husband out of the country for a few weeks.
4. Sign up for Blockbuster movies by mail (I know, but there’s no Netflix here).
5. Turn on the [...]

This Just In: Old People Useful

So I just finished listening to the audiobook of The Invisible Wall: A Love Story that Broke Barriers by Harry Bernstein. Who was NINETY-THREE YEARS OLD when he wrote it, pretty much older than I can count. He wrote his second memoir at 96, and is now working on number three at age 98; one [...]

A Short List of What England Does Right

1. Has a general policy of one free fizzy drink refill. This way Stephan and I can distribute the allotted soda as we see fit instead of feeling guilty when our collective drinking necessitates an additional refill.
2. Sells cooked beets in the produce section. This way I don’t have to cook them and they don’t [...]