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2015/02/25 14:22:31
It's so nice to finally be in the same time zone as most of my readers! Now I'm sitting in a very warm and sunny Moscow, much warmer than the temperatures I left behind in my beloved home State of Virginia. I don't know what happened to my favorite snowy, freezing Russian winters, but the last two times I've visited in February the winter wonderland has been absent.
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2015/02/19 19:21:57
I always equated the word "cruise" with boredom. Yet when the idea to take my parents on a surprise trip to Alaska arose, this seemed to be the perfect option. The main reason is that many Alaskan towns are accessible only via small plane or boat and, more importantly, most glaciers can't be seen from a car or highway.
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2015/02/17 06:22:08
On 17 February 1973, a young woman named Judy entered a hospital in Manassas, Virginia and gave birth to me. She was only twenty years old at the time, and so many years have passed since then. I can hardly believe that I'm now 42! Each time I look at the year of my birth I'm in shock.
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2015/02/16 19:41:34
From early childhood, I've suffered from insomnia. Awake at all hours of the night, even when I feel completely exhausted. In the early days, I occupied my mind with imaginary tales, thoughts of places and people I'd someday visit and meet. As the years progressed and life became more complex, all this empty time in the middle of the night became problematic.
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2015/02/12 20:04:54
During a recent trip to rural Virginia, I came across this amusing skeleton. A funny insult to the Affordable Health Care Act, more commonly known as "Obama Care.
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2015/02/11 18:34:30
Sorry, I don't have much time to write this week. :( Here's the proposed route for the Russian road trip. It was purposely drawn to avoid big cities. What do you think? Know any interesting, unusual places in these cities? Or unique people, living or working in an offbeat manner? I love to meet and write about such humans, in my country and others.
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2015/02/08 17:46:12
We all love compliments! But I've noticed something unique about the Russian blogosphere, where compliments aren't always what they seem. If you look at the TOP on a daily basis, you'll see a lot of posts full of trash, bloggers criticizing other women's appearance, lifestyle choices, bodies...the list is endless.
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2015/02/05 21:17:02
About five years ago, a hot Ukrainian lifeguard started working at my apartment pool. I was in my mid-30's at the time, and he was only 18. Yet one day he swam up to me, flashed his charming smile, and we chatted for a very long time. I think he had absolutely no clue how old I was, but it didn't really matter.
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2015/02/01 20:03:00
Alaska is amazing for many things, but one of the most important contributions it makes to America is its extreme dedication to preservation of the vast wilderness areas that encompass it. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Tongass National Forest, located near the quaint town of Ketchikan.
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2013/04/22 07:05:04
Полный текст записи доступен только в оригинале
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