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When The Best Laid Plans Go Completely Wrong, Tornado Style (Part III of III)

Part I is here; Part II is here. With yet another flight cancelled because of the tornado, my husband and I go back in line, thankfully a little rested and only for a little less than an hour. It’s now morning on Sunday 27 December, around 7am Central Time; we have only a couple of… Read More When The Best Laid Plans Go Completely Wrong, Tornado Style (Part III of III)

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When The Best Laid Plans Go Completely Wrong, Tornado Style (Part II of III)

You would think that, having been asked to board so quickly after we had deplaned, that everything had been checked up on, that the tornado had abated, and we would be ready to take-off. Unfortunately, we had to face what has got to be the most hilarious obstacle of our trip yet: we were told… Read More When The Best Laid Plans Go Completely Wrong, Tornado Style (Part II of III)

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When The Best Laid Plans Go Completely Wrong, Tornado Style (Part I of III)

Guys… This is not the kind of post you are used to reading on this blog. But something happened to me recently that I just had to share and yes, it involves a real-life tornado. Of course this situation lent itself to a lot of reflections that I will also be sharing, but I can’t… Read More When The Best Laid Plans Go Completely Wrong, Tornado Style (Part I of III)

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Fun Shirts – part III

Last batch, I promise! (the one above is for Eric) Source: http://www.snorgtees.com/

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Fun Shirts – part II

I just couldn’t resist. There are just too many good ones! The next two are, again, for Marjan: Source: http://www.snorgtees.com/ (go buy one!)

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Fun shirts

I found an amazing website (http://www.snorgtees.com/) that sells some pretty smart shirts. Check out some of my favourites: The next one is for Marjan:

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A little boost to a flailing morale with a little YouTherapyTube

It seems like I am not the only one who has really been affected by the recent events in Iran. On the one hand, it’s great that so many people have been touched and inspired to act by these events. But, on the other hand, it doesn’t change the fact that they are, well, terrible.… Read More A little boost to a flailing morale with a little YouTherapyTube

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Earth Hour 2009!

An event that started small only a couple of years ago is now spread out all over the world! Earth Hour is about raising awareness; on Saturday, March 28th, at 20h30 local time, people around the world turned off their lights. Here are a couple of pictures from the Earth Hour hosted by Sahar’s blog.… Read More Earth Hour 2009!

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Funny Boys in Paris aka Drôles de Mecs

Not your typical breakdancing… Plus an amazing background! Don’t miss out the origins of tectonik at 2:15 in the first video…

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The Stella Awards

I don’t know if these are real – I haven’t had (or, arguably, taken) the time to check them out, but even if they aren’t, this is definitely worth a read! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued the McDonald’s… Read More The Stella Awards