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December 31. Day 184. Well now, so here we are: 2009. And here’s a riddle for you, gentle reader. “I am the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end, and the end of every place. What am I?” E-mail me your answer (no googling! ), and the first person to [...] December 30. Day 183. The house I made arrangements to see two days ago was as gorgeous inside as it was out. Here are a few pictures my dad snapped. For a man who could talk an hour about the pros and cons of corbels versus lintels versus mantels, this place was a 5,000 square foot treasure [...] December 29. Day 182. The OIHTRNAAP (Official Inter-Holiday Topaz Ring Negotiation and Acquisition Plan), as you know by now, was to go back to Macy’s and talk to the jewelry manager. Establish rapport, turn her into an ally. Appeal to her sense of sympathy, make her want to help me — and make helping me [...] December 28. Day 181. Leah Day discussed fear of asking in a comment Friday: I plan to start asking questions immediately, starting with this one: Do you ever deal with feelings of fear when asking questions? Hasanyone ever attacked you for asking for something? Those two questions are a great place to start thinking about asking. First of all, [...] December 27. Day 180. In McAllen, Texas, a city of about 100,000 with no downtown and no uptown, where strip malls have swallowed fields of watermelons and the center looks a darn lot like the suburbs, La Plaza Mall is the alpha and omega of fun on a Saturday afternoon. Friends plan days ahead to [...] |
    
  
 
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