We’re both so incredibly proud. I am completely without words, which is unusual for me. I’m sure Kim would agree.                                 Congrats, Barack.

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The secret behind Palin’s eloquence . . . From phh33r and loathing.

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After the last garbled post from Amsterdam — I think the Hero Chirac got the best of me — we’ve arrived home safely, at least in the physical sense. Mentally I’m still trying to figure out how we can relocate and start a new life as ex-pats, and I’ve spent the weekend trying to get [...]

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Things are good so far. The hotel is awesome, the city is beautiful, and while trying to order sausage, I accidentally asked our waitress, “suck…?” Quite funny! I wonder how often weird American men accidentally proposition her? We went on to dancing at Pop In and drinking a mixture of beer and some orange liquor. [...]

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We’re hoping to post a bit while traveling . . . until then a view of Paris from the Centre Pompidou. Photo by Rita Crane.

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Last night we attended the opening of Iconic Finds Holland at M2L’s Boston store, and we had a fun time perusing the curated collection, despite the fact that we were greeted (more like derided) by a man who looked like Big Fat Bernie Gale and his gaggle of 19-year-old bitchy boys — one of whom [...]

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What’s that? You say you live in Boston, listen to indie pop, and love to dance? Well, then be at the Milky Way in JP every fourth Tuesday of each month for . . . And Don’t The Kids Just Love It? dance night. The series kicks off tomorrow, August 26, 2008, with Andrew Churchman [...]

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Our trip to Europe is officially one month away. In preparation, I’ve been skulking around the Internet for beautiful pastries to consume while in Paris. And I am certainly hoping we pop in to Sadaharu Aoki’s patisserie. I really love the shop’s minimalist appearance (including the typeface used for the sign above the entryway), it’s [...]

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I saw this commercial during the first week of the Olympics but haven’t caught it since. If you enjoy animated characters running (ahem, rather flying) amok through the streets, you’ll like it, too. Just watch! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVyYTn7LZ8w&hl=en&fs=1]

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