a love of numbers

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I have always held a small affection for numbers-- not calculations or how they function, mind you. I never trust my tip calcu...

the word leader is a cliche

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It is just about impossible to talk about the really important stuff in politics without using terms that have become such awful clichés ...

being productive

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A really good article for productivity, minus all of the business plan. Makes me wish I could have a long chat over tea with you, Angi, abo...

loves that have come and gone

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Sonnet XLIII What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why, I have forgotten, and what arms have lain Under my head till morning...

umbrage

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Something that made me think twice. Taking umbrage The problem with taking offense is that it's really hard to figure out w...

apples, sugar, and spice

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A tarte aux fines for your weekend, a gorgeous display of simplicity for a good Sunday! via { chocolate & zucchini }

short stories

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I do not typically hop on the popular book bandwagon, but this clip made me smile enough to check the book out.

a someday house addition

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My dreams for a future baby nursery... Damien Hirst has inspired me several times, starting with my discovery of his work in a modern art ...

resiliency and softness

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Oh my, this took my breath away: resiliency, adapting, softness as a contrast to hard edges. This is my kind of art! In the late 199...

no one is good enough to be promoted

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After yet another frustrating audition, the fourth this year where no one advanced, I am having a hard time believing that it isn't jus...

elle est arrivée!

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Welcome to this giant tea party, Liliana Marie! So so glad you are finally here!!!

rekindling an old love

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I used to listen to Strauss songs regularly, the ultimate love songs to me. And I secretly long to be a singer if I had the voice and they ...

directing a conversation

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I loved this idea: relationships are conversations. Questions that will nurture a relationship by Glennon Melton When I...

azure water

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Angi, maybe this could be a follow-up to Crater Lake? Backcountry Blue Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Canada's ...

parts that make a whole

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A deconstructed bouquet for your Valentines. May you find someone to shower with love, especially yourself. via { things organized neat...

one of many

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I love you like I love a good yolk. One of a kind on a par with Van Gogh's Irises photo via { things organized neatly }

car colors

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What if traffic problems could be solved by color sorting? via { things organized neatly }

a foggy flock

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Fodder for a fairytale Hungary Birds Photograph by Réka Zsimon “On a good day in the field, a birder might see a flock of birds,” wr...

graced with light

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Holy moly, I want to see this... And reasons why modern art is worth supporting despite other questionable installations, why pictures are...

one of a kind

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On a par with Van Gogh's Irises : may your Sunday be one of a kind! via { things organized neatly } and { google }

vitamins

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Happy Sunday! Sending you an extra dose of vitamins-- fresh citrus varieties are some favorite things about winter! via { colossal }

a reflection of an evaporated era

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I have always been more fascinated by Japan than other Asian countries, but I have recently stumbled upon a curiosity about China a century...

a study in pink

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So beautiful, perfect for the month of pinks and reds! A Study in Pink Photograph by  Ken Dyball , National Geographic Your Shot &qu...

recreation

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The sweetest series of photographs from a father-- I love the colors, textures, light and gaze. Bill Gekas is an Australian photographer ...

digesting real brain food

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Thanks to my day job as a student, I have become strangely picky and persnickety about writing style, content and flow. I have noticed ho...

real food

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I love this as much as I love Michael Pollan's mantra: Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.

it's ok to take a nap...

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Oh my word, it's Monday already. You can do it, you can do it.

reinventing goals

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Happy Sunday! “The successful people we spoke with — in business, entertainment, sports and the arts — all had similar responses when fa...