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the human race 600 | December 11th 2009
Happy 1st decade, sweet boy, and welcome to double digits!! We love everything about you: your gifted mind, your sensitive heart, your passion for the arts. We think it's pretty neat that you were born on our anniversary, and if you're sure that you read more
Our bauhaus.
DesignApplause | December 10th 2009 by PRand
New York’s MoMA and Guggenheim celebrating major anniversaries. At MoMA, a ninetieth, “Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity,” and an eightieth anniversary of the founding of the Modern. At the Guggenheim a fiftieth, “Frank Llo read more
Rock & Roll Lifestyle
Rodents Of Unusual Size | December 8th 2009 by Kristopher Cowell
Now Playing - Merry Christmas Baby, by Pepe, the King Prawn Life - December Sixth was my wife's twenty-fifth birthday. We celebrated it in rare style, getting off work, heading home, feeding the pets, falling asleep on the couch. I made breakfa read more
Pearl Harbor Attack
Videolicious.tv Daily Video Blog | December 7th 2009 by David Erickson
From a WWII documentary, this is a short section about the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. Found at YouTube from VarlooDesign. Similar Posts: The True Story of Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor Oral History Across The Pacific Trailer Pearl Ja read more
Love After Love
The Reticent Diarist | December 6th 2009
Derek Walcott wrote that poem and I first read it years ago in a piece of shit book. Someone else’s words were the best part of a 400-odd page novel. I ripped that poem out of the book and have had that page somewhere in my apartment for the read more
Missed Anniversary
Exploring Our Matrix | November 27th 2009 by James McGrath
No, I didn't miss my own wedding anniversary - if I had, I wouldn't have been spending so much time blogging! But because I was away at the SBL conference, I missed blogging about the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's On The Or read more
Happy Anniversary: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Celebrity Bride Guide | November 18th 2009
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are celebrating three years of marriage on November 18, 2009. The couple were married in a lavish castle wedding in Italy in 2006 which was rumored to have cost $3.5 million. read more
Royal News Brief
The Royal Representative | November 17th 2009 by Mandy
Obama’s royal gaffe President Barack Obama arrived in Tokyo November 13, the first stop on his four-nation tour of Asia. He met with Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. With a deep bow and handsh read more
Saying goodbye to a generation
The Royal Representative | November 12th 2009 by Mandy
Even if you aren’t a history buff, the thought of the end of a generation is mind blowing. I realized with breathtaking finality what it meant when I saw the Queen attending the service at Westminster Abbey to “mark the passing of the Wor read more
My heart, old hunger motor... (9 November 2009)
A Secret History | November 10th 2009 by Emily
• We thought the wall would stand forever. And now that it's gone, we don't know who we are anymore. ♫ http://ow.ly/APns ♫• Fruit Bat Cozy is totally the name of my band.• At the Pixies show at the Fox Theatre. *squee*• Where is My Mind?@ read more
Keeping the Romance Alive - Recreating Wedding Flowers on your An…
The Secret Life of Flowers | November 9th 2009 by Amy
More often than not, we get several requests that warm our hearts. Karen & Doug were married 5 years ago at Skirball Cultural center and we were honored provide the "floral magic" for the elegant affair. Doug contact The Hidden Garden read more
Party Of The Night: Sunday Funday Edition
ChiChi212 | November 9th 2009 by Brittany Mendenhall
Welcome to POTK, a.k.a Party of The Night. Each day we will recap the best party of last night. The winner will be based solely on tweets, facebook updates and BBM statuses. In today’s edition we’re discussing Sunday Funday and the wi read more
Tennessee and Cape Cod
just muttering by myself | November 8th 2009
Those of us who grew up before rap and hip hop probably all remember The Tennessee Waltz and Old Cape Cod, among other songs that Patti Page made popular. Her slight twang and almost too sweet voice are memorable as soon as you simply say the titles read more
The Acceptable Day of Grief
Widows Quest | November 6th 2009 by Anna Farmery
Anniversaries of losing someone is strange. Why is any day any more important than any other…when missing someone? Time in some ways helps you cope with anniversaries but never takes away the pain. I also find that the biggest benefit is that read more
Fireworks, Bonfires and Guys – celebrating Guy Fawkes’ Night
History and Traditions of England | November 5th 2009
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot Guy Fawkes and his group of Catholic fellow-conspirators did their best to blow up Parliament on the 5th November 1605, on the day of the State Opening of Parliament. Their conspiracy, and the 36 barrels of gunpowder stash read more
Happy birthday!!!!
just muttering by myself | November 5th 2009
They're 40. Amazing.And thanks to Google for doing such a good job of illustrating the occasion. read more
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Dancing on Colette's Grave | November 4th 2009
...and finally...Happy birthday dear blog, happy birthday dear blog, happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday dear blog.My blog is now 6 years old.WOW....I should get a gift or some such shit. read more
The Triumphs and Tragedies of November 4th
The Love Letters Project | November 4th 2009 by Crystal Alburger
91st Request Dear Barack Obama, Can you believe it’s been a year since you were elected to serve as the president of the United States already? I’m so glad we finally have someone sensible in charge, and feel safer now about the future of read more
November
Surviving Middle-Aged Widowhood | November 2nd 2009 by Andrea
My absolutely favorite poem is by John Updike from his "A Child's Calendar." It is fitting to copy it down here as it is about the month of November. I have always been so moved by these words but they seem even more poignant now having just ended read more
The Savvy Shopper – Give Great Gifts without Paying a Fortune f…
Little Rock Shops | November 2nd 2009 by Elaine
Hi! I want to thank everyone for the great response that I have received for this blog. While I continue to add more pages (we are at 55 now) I want to start a new series of posts called The Savvy Shopper. Since November first seems to be the unoff read more
The Savvy Shopper – Give Great Gifts without Paying a Fortune f…
Little Rock Shops | November 2nd 2009 by Elaine
Sometimes it seems that you are always trying to budget for different occasions where you need to provide a gift. There are always plenty of housewarmings to attend, weddings, anniversaries, and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website read more
Grief and Houdini
Surviving Middle-Aged Widowhood | October 31st 2009 by Andrea
I am over halfway through the book, "The Secret Life of Houdini - The Making of America's First Superhero" by William Kalush and Larry Sloman. Harry Houdini was extremely devoted to his mother and was deeply affected by her death. He apparently wou read more
Jewelry? During a Recession? Think Italian Charm Jewelry!
chingpoh | October 31st 2009 by chingpoh dot com
When the feat gets rough, the wrinkled intend playful. I surmisal that sort of turns a cliche on its head, doesn’t it? We can’t cut it; we are in a nonindulgent scheme downturn, and that’s no recreation for anyone. But…p read more
Halloween Haunted Memories
Surviving Middle-Aged Widowhood | October 30th 2009 by Andrea
Six years ago on Halloween, my husband had been dead for just six days. The week following his death was filled with me making the long-distance arrangements for his funeral and then for the local Memorial Service at his school, which was held on No read more
Happy Birthday, Angelica Kauffman!
Enfilade | October 30th 2009
Angelica Kauffman turns 268 today. The following comes from Meredith Martin’s 2007 review of Angela Rosenthal’s book on the artist. From caa.reviews: Angela Rosenthal, Angelica Kauffman: Art and Sensibility (New Hav read more
The Day He Died
Surviving Middle-Aged Widowhood | October 29th 2009 by Andrea
My husband died of Hodgkin's Lymphoma. When he was first diagnosed, the doctor told us we should be happy for the diagnosis because it is the "easiest" cancer to cure - the best cancer to have if you're going to have it. I remember thinking at that read more
Anniversaries...What are Those?
So MENy Stories | October 27th 2009 by Michelle Coutinho
We often hear about dates, hook-ups and the odd crush here or there, but I cannot seem to recall the last time I heard of any couple in my age group celebrate a momentous anniversary. Where is all the dedication? Where is the love? (Yes I know chees read more
9 Months
Little Rhody Girl | October 27th 2009 by Sara
9 months have passed since my wedding day, the sad thing is that 6 months have passed since I last saw my husband.Being married to the Navy (yes I am married to the Navy as much as I am married to Kyle) TOTALLY SUCKS sometimes. For one thing there ar read more
Sixth Anniversary
Surviving Middle-Aged Widowhood | October 25th 2009 by Andrea
Today is the sixth Anniversary of my husband's death. I have never written about it because at the time of his death we didn't even have a home computer. He used a computer at his job and I did the same. My kids were young enough to use the comput read more
Drowning Again
Surviving Middle-Aged Widowhood | October 23rd 2009 by Andrea
I have been pulled under the waves of despondency again. I am grappling with the major decision of remarrying and moving-out-of-state. As the new school term there starts Nov. 30th, this move would be in the upcoming weeks - and I haven't even fini read more
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