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sarah is a 52 year old woman from Sebring, Florida, USA

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning. --J.B. Priestly

  • Rocking for the Earth (washingtonpost.com)

    Rated Jul 15 2007 • 1 review • ecology, politics, music • washingtonpost.com

    series of photos from al gore's "live earth" concert venues, perhaps the most interesting to me, a photo from bonn featuring bianca jagger. the woman looks downright matronly... alas we are all getting older (but maybe some tips from sharon osborne would help....

  • Ruth Marcus - From Barack Obama, Two Dangerous Words -...

    Rated Jul 11 2007 • 1 review • education, politics • washingtonpost.com

    democrats timid in the use of such terms as "merit pay" and "effectivness" when speaking to the nea...

  • A Kids Reality - washingtonpost.com

    Rated Jun 30 2007 • 1 review • humanities, kids, play, imagination, summer • washingtonpost.com


    subtitled "the secret worlds of summer, the imagination", this is a wonderful essay. do your self a favor- read it and enjoy the memories it evokes.

  • Jeffrey H. Birnbaum - Lobbyist Built a Career On...

    Rated Jun 29 2007 • 1 review • politics, bi partisan, lobbyist • washingtonpost.com


    partisanship is not always a good idea....

    From the page: "As he looks back now, preparing for his planned retirement next year at age 65, Archey is convinced that a lot of the perceived wisdom about Washington -- including the need to pick a partisan side and stick with it -- is simply wrong, in the same way that his own calamity turned out to be a godsend.

  • EBay Fails to See Fun In Googles Party Plan -...

    Rated Jun 18 2007 • 1 review • business, internet • washingtonpost.com


    my, oh my. 900 pound gorilla fight, and you thought "the rock" vs "stone-cold steve austin" WAS ENTERTAINING?

  • The creepy populism surrounding Paris Hilton...

    Rated Jun 13 2007 • 2 reviews • media, fame • slate.com


    thoughtful, reasoned and compassionate piece on the whole paris hilton thing...

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    From the page: "Stuck in my own trap of writing about a nonsubject, I think I can defend my own self-respect, and also the integrity of a lost girl, by saying two things. First, the trivial doings of Paris Hilton are of no importance to me, or anyone else, and I should not be forced to contemplate them. Second, she should be left alone to lead such a life as has been left to her. If this seems paradoxical, then very well.

  • Sally Squires - A Fitness Icon Keeps His Juices Flowing -...

    Rated Jun 13 2007 • 1 review • nutrition, fitness, diet • washingtonpost.com


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    at 35


    well, whadda you know, the man's advice through the years has worked, and worked well...


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    at almost 93

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    light summertime fare from ArcaMax, perfect for a sunday evening nosh...

  • Venice Biennale - Republic of Elgaland - Vargaland -...

    Rated Jun 10 2007 • 2 reviews • politics, bizarre, arts • nytimes.com


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    Mr. von Hausswolff at an entrance to the cemetery.
    In 1992, Mr. von Hausswolff and Mr. Elggren decided to declare themselves kings of their own country, the Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland.


    i so love it when cultural creatives decide to get political... tee hee

    From the page: "For 15 years now, attended to sporadically between other art projects, Elgaland-Vargaland (formed from variants of the two men's names) has existed as a quirky but intellectually involved commentary on nationalism, citizenship, statehood and political power, mocking many of the functions of government. The artists print stamps and issue passports to anyone who wants one; they say they now have about 850 citizens, many of them fellow artists.

    From the page: "in 1992 they decided to declare themselves kings of their own country, one made up completely of the borders between other countries: the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea; the blue line between Lebanon and Israel; the porous line between Mexico and the United States.

    In many cases their vast, far-flung territories can be measured only in conceptual terms, just as thousands of infinitesimal, invisible lines exist only on maps and in international law. Wherever borders are disputed, the lands of Elgaland-Vargaland can be measured in actual miles: its land, in other words, is no man's land, the places that don't quite belong to anyone.

  • (Don’t Go Back to) San Francisco - New York Times

    Rated Jun 10 2007 • 1 review • music, rock, summer of love • nytimes.com


    Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucketinteresting comparison of the rock coming from laurel canyon, to what was happening in san francisco during the now (in)famous summer of love... well worth a read
    From the page: "Even the Summer of Love's anthem, Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco," was written and recorded in Los Angeles. The song was conceived by John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas expressly as a come-on for the Monterey International Pop Music Festival, which Mr. Phillips and Lou Adler, the Los Angeles record producer, were organizing. The lyrics vividly imagine a hippie-sanctified San Francisco, but the flowers in the title are literally from Los Angeles:

    Mr. McKenzie recorded the song while wearing garlands of wildflowers plucked in Laurel Canyon."