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The Importance of the First Date?

CNN recently interview our First Lady-to-be, and asked her about her first date with Barack Obama. What a first date! A visit to the Art Institute of Chicago, a stroll down Michigan Ave, an artsy/cultural film, and drinks atop the John Hancock building. I am very fortunate to have experienced all four, and let me tell you that if given the choice, this would've been my ideal first date. (Well, aside from a visit to a Broadway musical. But that's being nit-picky.) I thought back to my first date with J, and I have to admit that it was nowhere near as spectacular. In fact, neither of us can recall a first date, because we had been best friends for months beforehand. I...

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Links, Links, and More Links!

Okay, so I lied. There is just too much stuff for me to share with individual posts. As a result, I've decided to pay an homage to my Thursday Geek-isms days and dump these links on you with one big swoop. Enjoy! Far Side reenactments, Boing Boing. The Far Side used to be one of my favorite comics, and it was a sad day for millions nationwide when Gary Larson announced his retirement. Predictably, these photo reenactments do not have the same effect...

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Bonne Année 2009!

Happy 2009! I have a good reason for not having blogged for the past few days: at the last minute, I decided to attend my church's Winter 2008 Youth Group Retreat. (For those who are not aware, I have been a teacher for my church's youth group since October.) It was exhaustive, with my getting only 2-3 hours of sleep each night, but I returned home on a spiritual high. I feel the change, not only mentally but physically - energized and refreshed, and most of all, blessed. Speaking to a friend the other day, I realized just how much I've changed this past year. If you had described to me my current life circumstances exactly one year ago, I would have laughed at...

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