Because Supermarkets Are Fun

Shaun’s pics from the Real Canadian Superstore reminded me to take the camera with me today when we went to get groceries. I never get tired of supermarkets in places that are not my home town. It could be Italy, where the selection of olive oil is matched only by the selection of biscotti, or …


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Spare Change and Sweaters

Remembrance Week, 26th Dec- 1 Jan I’ve been watching clips from the memorials taking place for the tsunami vicitims and I gotta tell you, it’s breaking my heart. Last night I dreamt that I was at a protest of some kind, but we had all gone dressed for a funeral because before the protest, we …


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More South Pole Wildlife

Sarah sends this holiday card from Palmer Station, way down south. Orcas with antlers. Pengzilla, watch your back!

Happy Christmukkah

What Do Jews Do on Christmas? [Link] Funny. The first thing on the list? Go out for Chinese food! They’ve left out something critical in this handy FAQ page, though. It’s this: Join our Christian family members and/or friends in their holiday celebrations. It can be just delightful to watch other people’s kids gleefully unwrapping …


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Better Than

Mindy has a really funny (to me) post up about people who think Europe is better because (insert specious reasoning here). She lives in Britain now, so she does have some idea of what she’s talking about. He’s one of those typical guys who’s decided that Europeans are better just because they’re not from here. …


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