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Monthly Archives: December 2008

Best Christmas Ever

12.26.08 – 08:12

So we arrived in Portland almost 2 weeks ago, just in time for the 26th anniversary of the happiest day of my mom’s life and record-setting snowfall. I’m kind of glad that we were here for the snow, if only so we can bore our assorted progeny 40 years hence. It’s the Columbus Day Storm [...]

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A Love Story

12.13.08 – 02:12

My husband, whom I love, likes this song called “Angel,” a cover of the classic “Angel of the Morning” as performed by people named Shaggy and Rayvon. I like the song too, but mostly because they’ve changed the chorus to: Girl, you’re my angel; you’re my darling angel Closer than my peeps you are to [...]

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What I Did on Best Road Trip Ever 2008, vol. 2

12.07.08 – 22:12

1. Found out that dreams really do come true—at the Cumberland Pencil Museum! Replica graphite mine! Old pencils! New pencils! Pencil-making machines! World’s largest pencil! The best part was the secret WWII pencil: regular type pencils squirreled away from the factory under cover of darkness so that they could be hollowed out and have one [...]

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What I Did on Best Road Trip Ever 2008, vol. 1

12.05.08 – 16:12

And in no particular order… 1. Learned that Stonehenge is so not worth it. First, if you’ve seen a picture of it, and I’m guessing you have, that’s about as close to it as you’re going to get physically. Second, it bothers me that they’ve reconstructed it; I’m much more impressed when they let things [...]

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