I never thought I’d see that day, but finally – oh, only after coveting that thing for the better part of the last 2 years and hemming and hawing if this was really something I wanted – I took the plunge and treated myself to this – quite pricey, but...
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With my goal to track our spending for the last couple of months, I have also thought about ways to save a little bit more money for rainy days. I already have some money automatically transferred into savings every month, but I know I can do more. My problem usually...
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Photo Credit: Ian Sane via Compfight cc Last night, it suddenly hit me that I hadn’t used my Starbucks birthday reward yet. It was about to expire today. I usually don’t stop at Starbucks on a regular basis, definitely not during my work week. It’s a special treat that I...
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I’ve always been sensitive when it comes to bad news on TV and it seems like there is always more bad than good news these days. Last week, I was pretty much glued to the TV every waking hour to follow the coverage of hurricane Sandy. To be honest, I...
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{source} To be quite honest, I am a little bit confused. I should be wearing sandals right now, but I am wearing boots. And long-sleeve sweaters. Don’t believe a thing, if someone is trying to tell you that it never rains in California. It actually does rain quite a bit...
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About 3 months ago, almost to the day, I told you that my Granddad had suffered a mild stroke and was taken to the hospital. The stroke had only impacted his language center in the brain and he had trouble communicating. Otherwise, he seemed almost unharmed. He had to stay...
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Everyone has heard about the devastating earthquake in Haiti. As earthquakes are something I work with on a(n almost) daily basis (the scientific part of it, anyway), this one hit close to home. You know, I am in this constant dilemma that I am really fascinated by natural disasters, which...
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