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May 7. Day 311.

Guess what.

I think I need to sleep.

I could keep writing, and it would probably be somewhat coherent, but it won’t be fun for either of us.

I realized this when I reread the first sentence of this post: Today, we went to Ocean Beach.

Yes, I’m down to one sentence paragraphs.

Eww. Not enticing.

That one [...]

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Better price if we buy two?

May 5. Day 309.

Unt zee blogothon continues!

Eau and I ended up in Old Town. It’s Cinco de Mayo, you see, and Old Town is San Diego’s pseudo Mexican touristic mecca. Brimming with cute boutiques, women in old fashioned clothes and quite delicious margaritas.

We visited an old schoolhouse (from the outside, since it was closed), spotted [...]

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Of piety, and professors past and present

May 3. Day 307.

“Let me guess. You’re the church going type. You came right from church.”

This is was instead of hello, from the old man manning the CD table at an estate sale I visited this morning.

“Oh, really. What makes you think I’m the pious type?” I replied, mock snarky. “The CDs I chose, or [...]

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Resolve? Self Control? What, pray tell, is that?

April 18. Day 292.

Fifteen seconds after I set foot in Nice’s old port district, ready to explore Roman ruins, photograph a fish market, perhaps buy some lavender or herbes de provence as presents for people back home, or do whatever it is one does in old port districts, I spotted a landmark I won’t [...]

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Discount on these scarves and purses?

April 16. Day 290.
In the narrow streets of La Huchette, an ancient quarter in the shadows of Notre Dame now overtaken by purveyors of kebabs, we spotted a store with cool scarves. My mom found one for herself and a few purses for her cousins, and I found a couple of scarves, too.

Time to deal.

“Hi,” [...]