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Try to Remember the 5th of November

Posted by Lovelyn | November 5, 2009 .

It’s Guy Fawkes Night. All this time I thought it was Guy Forks Night, but I was recently corrected. Apparently, this holiday has nothing to do with forks which is unfortunate because I was quite enjoying the idea of celebrating guys and forks. They’re such useful inventions. Well, I guess guys aren’t really an invention. [...]

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The Car Wash Rumble

Posted by Lovelyn | November 4, 2009 .

Despite my dislike for hypermarts, we went to Tesco’s today to pick up some things that we needed–essentials like rice noodles, peanuts and coconut milk. In the parking lot of Tesco’s, there are these car wash guys. They push these little black carts and wear the required neon green reflective vests that all blue collar [...]

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Has Your Accent Changed?

Posted by Lovelyn | October 28, 2009 .

My stepson grew up in Florida, but has managed to maintain an English accent his entire life–until now. Recently, something quite strange has occurred. Now that he lives in England and has very limited contact with Americans his accent is rapidly becoming more American.
He’s gone in the direction of the ultra patriot. Singing the national [...]

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Do You Look Good in Your Jeans?

Posted by Lovelyn | October 23, 2009 .

I love jeans. I wear them almost everyday–boot cut, flare, straight leg. I own them all and they look great on me or at least that’s what I think. We don’t have any full length mirrors in the house so I guess I don’t really know, but I feel like I look good.
There’s one thing [...]

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How Much is Your Eye Worth?

Posted by Lovelyn | June 20, 2009 .

The phone rang the other day–it hardly ever does that–so I answered. A telemarketer named Peter was on the other end. He wanted to tell me about the special deal my bank is now offering on personal injury insurance. Intrigued, I listened as Peter explained injuries that could occur and what the payout would be [...]

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Observation of the Day 1

Posted by Lovelyn | April 23, 2009 .

The other day I saw a man using a canister vacuum cleaner–you know the kind with the hose and attachments–to clean the grass clippings off his front walk. It wasn’t the fact that he was using a vacuum cleaner to do this that was seemed so strange to me. It was the fact that he [...]

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The Sky Mall

Posted by Lovelyn | December 23, 2008 .

Besides the delicious food, the static filled headsets that hurt my ears and the stale disease-ridden air, the best thing about flying is the Sky Mall. I usually find myself flipping through it a few hours after take off. By that time I’m usually no longer able to concentrate on the book I brought along [...]

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English Lesson

Posted by Lovelyn | September 29, 2008 .

The most surprising thing about living in England is that the English haven’t yet mastered the language that bears their name.
First of all, they don’t know how to spell. It’s not just a few cases either. I see misspellings everywhere. They’re even in the newspaper. The mistakes are small, like for some reason most everyone [...]

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Dearest One

Posted by Lovelyn | August 18, 2008 .

I got this email the other day. I thought it was quite interesting. I hope you enjoy it. I like the fact that it open with “Dearest One.”
Dearest One,
I used this means of communications because
of time Shortage, so please kindly bear with me.
However, permit me to inform you of my desire of going
into business relationship [...]

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The Joke Retold

Posted by Lovelyn | July 30, 2008 .

My dad just tried to tell me the joke again. He forgot he told it to me already. This time it went like this.
Musician 1: Did you hear that Bob died?
Musician 2: Really? What did he die from?
Musician 1: I don’t know. It wasn’t serious.
He also told me that the key to the punchline is [...]

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