i need to mix it up

I’ve been a bit bored lately. Why, you might ask, when I started a new job I love where I’m learning daily, I just got back from an adventure in Guatemala, I’m sucked into watching “The Wire” (my new Netflix obsession) and I had *four* friends in town in the last few weeks, including a crush from Colorado, a close friend who [...]

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elevators

One of my great joys in the morning — besides my stronger-than-is-normal-or-even-healthy espresso — is how often an elevator is waiting for me when I get to work. Most days, I don’t even have to push the “up” button. One of the doors of the prescient elevators opens — “Bing” — as I walk [...]

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most viewed and emailed

So, this story has been among the top seven ’most viewed’ NPR stories since Friday and it is the most-emailed page over the last five days. This makes me proud because I put this baby together. As you can see, people like the most hard-hitting, emotionally wrenching stories.

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facebook great — or weird?

A few days ago, a guy I was pen pals with in 8th grade friended me on Facebook.
I had “met” him on my 8th grade trip to D.C. when I was 13 years old. I stayed in a room in the Omni Shoreham with my middle school friends. We were the slightly nerdy “smart girls” [...]

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guatemalan adventures

I haven’t had a moment to slow down, and I’m sure my espresso isn’t helping with that. Speaking of, I’m going to go get my mug that says “Practice Random Acts of Kindness & Senseless Beauty” filled with the tasty treat.
OK. I’m back.
I spent the last two weeks in Guatemala and then recovering from Guatemala.
On my flight from [...]

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