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Month: August 2007

seriously, folks

seriously, folks

Okay seriously. Are we the land of the free or the land of laws? Don’t you think sometimes we should stop passing laws for common sense things? I feel this way about this subject also.

it's all greek to me

it's all greek to me

Alpha – Beta – Gamma – Delta – Epsilon – Zeta – Eta – Theta… (and so on) Paul and I were on this site this weekend, quizzing ourselves on Greek road signs. Paul does pretty well – he credits math and statistics for his knowledge of the Greek alphabet. I, on the other hand, have much to learn. Why this sudden interest in Greek, you ask? Well dear friends, we’d like to have SOME knowledge of the language before…

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Carnival of Beauty – here this week!

Carnival of Beauty – here this week!

So I have been horribly remiss about participating in the Carnival of Beauty this summer, but I hope to be better! This week, the carnival is HERE! And it’s about the Beauty of Change (ah, a topic I know something about!). I’d love to see all of my readers participate, so here are the instructions: Send an email to ashley @ twentysixcats.com by Thursday night. Since I’m up until all hours of the night, I’ll give everyone until midnight to…

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baby hugs

baby hugs

Instructions for properly hugging a baby: 1. First: Spy a baby. 2. Second: Be sure that the object you spied was indeed a baby. If you smell baby powder and the aroma of wet diapers, this is indeed a baby. 3. Next: You will need to flatten the baby before actually beginning the hugging process. 4. Then: Simply slide paws around baby. 5. Finally: If a camera is present, you will need to, “hug, smile, and lean” to achieve the…

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what do you think?

what do you think?

I enjoy discussion around here, so I think I’m going to make more of an effort to have more of those kinds of posts. (I enjoyed the one we had a while back.) How do you think we should react to cultures around us? If you moved to another country, do we have any obligation to that country (the “host country”) at all? Should you learn the language? Eat the food? Celebrate your host country’s holidays? How about your home…

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