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Linnea Ashley on December 8th, 2006

i don’t have pictures cuz i’m by myself and they were gonna charge me $25. and while they were cute photos and would remind me of a grand time…the money i spent zorbing was enough of an investment. but let me tell you…if you EVER get the chance to jump in an oversized beach ball […]

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Linnea Ashley on December 4th, 2006

the other night i dreamed…or rather nightmared…that i showed up to my speech for my rotary club without my powerpoint. i woke up frantic and determined to not let that happen. so i reminded myself over and over again and S reminded me over and over again. so this morning as i prepared i checked […]

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Linnea Ashley on December 3rd, 2006

The problem with reading anything political is that you have to wade through propaganda and perspectives in search of the truth. Everyone does it…democrats, republicans, Americans, Venezuelans. Hence my chagrin and concern when reading about hugo chavez’s recent victory.   I’ve picked my way through “america’s” general dislike for hugo…and from my perspective there isn’t […]

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Linnea Ashley on November 27th, 2006

i’ll be returning to my temporary roots soon…and in doing so it is the time to begin searching for an apartment in new orleans. an easy enough task, craigslist is full of apartments of all kind…however the rent is the real stunner. i had heard about the skyrocketing prices of new orleans aprtments and such, […]

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Linnea Ashley on November 26th, 2006

when  ordered the fresh fish sandwhich from the little hole in the wall i couldn’t mask my excitement. i could have had a burger…but why? instead i had fish from the neighboring waters on a toasted bun. what i wasn’t prepared for was the beetroot that soaked my bread and fish read.   it still […]

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Linnea Ashley on November 21st, 2006

S and I are finding our time slimmer and slimmer. Not just in that my days are slipping away like dandelion fluff – but because events keep getting jammed in that little bit of time because there is no place else to jam them. No more putting off ‘til tomorrow because there are so few […]

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Linnea Ashley on November 19th, 2006

so for the end of year party at my office we had a thanksgiving celabration. my boss is american and there are a few of us roaming around and a few others that have spent enough time stateside to fall in love with our voracious appetites for food that will kill you. so today, paul […]

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Linnea Ashley on November 18th, 2006

nothing is in cement yet…and you all know me and spur of the moment planning…but it looks like i may be in freezing cold new york for new years. what that means is that if you are within train, bus or car ride of the big apple, i will expect o see you for a […]

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Linnea Ashley on November 15th, 2006

Tender moments depicted in high action high drama situations bug me. I’m not sure why. If I think about it rationally, the shadow of death probably does prompt your most basic nature. If nothing else the desire to be consoled – to prove you are alive to feel something more than fear in the face […]

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Linnea Ashley on November 11th, 2006

morris walked leisurely over to S and i as we pondered which cake to buy as our gift to the family for their kind inviation to spend the weekend with them. we were in foodtown not at the bus station where we had planned to meet. but sandra managed to spot us from the road […]

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