Archive for March, 2008

Galway on My Mind

March 20, 2008
By Elizabeth
Galway on My Mind

I was juicing an orange this morning when a memory blast of Galway hit me. I didn’t juice any oranges, that I remember, in Galway, or any part of Ireland. I wonder what part of my brain shot me through with a violently lovely blip of those two days a year ago in Ireland....
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Posted in British Culture, Music, Pub, Travel | 2 Comments »

The Bad Wife

March 15, 2008
By Elizabeth
The Bad Wife

That’s Me… The bad wife, the bad influence. The pancake and pale ale pusher. This photo (at right) illustrates the crazed result. My hubby has been trying to slim down and he’s been doing a great job of it, despite my existence. Perhaps you’ve read the blog he shares with my brother, Loser In...
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Posted in Colin Phillips, Consuming Things, Food and Drink, Life in America, Love-ish-ness | 5 Comments »

Get on the Bus!

March 8, 2008
By Elizabeth
Get on the Bus!

Or… Where to Find the Best Seat on Earth I really dug Eric Nuzum’s theory on crazy people riding the bus on a new favorite blog, The Prince of Petworth. My pal Cathy lives in this area of Washington D.C. and introduced me to this fab blog about a, at best, up and coming,...
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Posted in Eco-FAQ, Life in America, New England, Travel | 3 Comments »

Why Brett Favre is So Great

March 6, 2008
By Elizabeth
Why Brett Favre is So Great

Or… The Lost Art of Playing Games Brett Favre is retiring from football. Brett Favre is also stepping down, out of the limelight. He is relinquishing his role as one of the few people left to look up to in sports. It was something he took seriously. There are more than few people we...
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Posted in Famous People, Life in America, Midwest is Best, Old Friends | 2 Comments »

Vienna Sausages Don’t Grow on Trees

March 3, 2008
By Elizabeth
Vienna Sausages Don’t Grow on Trees

Or… How To Make Dinner ala Costco One of the side effects of living overseas for three years is that you get out of the all-American habit of buying food in BULK. Large supermarkets are not as rare over there as they once were, but Europeans still tend to shop for the day, picking...
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Posted in Consuming Things, Eco-FAQ, Food and Drink, Life in America | 12 Comments »

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