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Monthly Archive for March, 2010

#37 – Fine Dining

Eating a nice meal is nice. On this all of us, save for maybe those persons so addicted to industrial snax that they’ve lost their sense of balance tastewise, can agree. Sitting down to a prepared-with-care meal – especially one involving many courses – is undeniably more pleasant than, say, making a peanut butter and [...]

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#36 – Online Universities

The words “online university” often evoke images of University of Phoenix ads on the subway, halfheartedly encouraging you to pursue your dream of air conditioning repair or medical billing. Internet education seems a farce, an institution reserved for the lesser members of society like stay-at-home moms getting Associates degrees that they may never use, former [...]

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#35 – Back to the Basics

Recession in the language of fashion translates to “back to basics.” By removing sequins in times of trouble, and breaking out the black in its place, designers show that they too can be serious. Unfortunately I’m unsure if that’s a good thing or a drab thing. Take Vera Wang for instance. Her fall 2010 collection [...]

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Novice runners who train for marathons often fall under the illusion that they’re participating in a world-class event. The sport is surrounded by an Olympian mystique and it allows an opportunity seen in no other. Nowhere else can a first-time competitor share the road with the world’s elite. Nowhere else can novice athletes so openly [...]

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#33 – Anaphylaxis

If you are lucky, doctors will have warned you it could happen someday, sent you home with a sack of emergency breathing sprays, epinephrine syringes, and instructional videos. They will scour your test results, tell you to avoid insect stings, not to eat shellfish or nuts. But their readings will fail, just like that of [...]

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