Dec 26th, 2007 at 3:00PM: With Survivor: China taking the place of Amazing Race December 16, it threw off our coverage. It's a who's on first type of story, partly complicated by my Kentucky trip to a funeral and Christmas. Here's my recap of what happened in episode 7. My apologies for not getting this out there sooner, but I'm following the adage, better late than never.
It also seems like the Amazing Race folks are ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Amazing Race 12 Recap 7, finally
Dec 26th, 2007 at 3:00PM: With Survivor: China taking the place of Amazing Race December 16, it threw off our coverage. It's a who's on first type of story, partly complicated by my Kentucky trip to a funeral and Christmas. Here's my recap of what happened in episode 7. My apologies for not getting this out there sooner, but I'm following the adage, better late than never.
It also seems like the Amazing Race folks are ...The Red Garter: A Classic Expat Pick-Up Joint
Oct 17th, 2007 at 10:00PM: My aunt lived abroad in Florence for many years in the 70's and 80's. Although she worked as a nurse for much of her time overseas, she had her fair share of odd jobs too, especially in the early years of her expat experience. Recently she told me about her days working reception at a pensione run by the horrific "La Signora" and another job at a leather shop. And then there was that stint ...A Wonder of the World Idea
Jul 21st, 2007 at 2:18PM: I've been thinking about this 7 Wonders of the World list. I read an editorial about it that made a point I also noticed. Happily, the latest wonders list takes in most areas of the world. Perhaps this is due to people's increasingly global mind set. Also, perhaps with the communication network being so vast, there was more diversity among people who had a say in what they consider wonderful. And ...
