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Four years ago, I watched (on tv, of course) a young senator speak at the Democratic Convention. I turned to my sister with tears streaming down my face and said, “This man will be president one day.”
I voted for him this morning.

My vote!
I didn’t even think Barack Obama would run in 2008; I figured [...]

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I guess it’s time for some cheers and jeers!
Cheers to getting a good amount of exercise this weekend! I did a 4.7-mile loop around the neighborhood yesterday and a 3.66-mile loop today (according to the website on which I mapped it). I ran some, I walked some, I wheezed some. It was [...]

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On a related note, I’ve been feeling pretty stressed. And I’m exhausted. And I have nothing to do at work right now (besides trying to stay awake), so I thought I’d update the blog with that bit of interesting (and horrible) information.
My brother’s wedding is this Sunday, so the family has started to [...]

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Well, early for me. But I had enough time to move my car from the street so I wouldn’t get a ticket as well as work out! So that’s done for today, and that’s good.
In other exciting news, my dress for my brother’s wedding (which is next weekend) arrived in the mail yesterday. [...]

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Happy birthday to Lil (also known as Cousin First) and Adam (not known as Brother Second, but he is). First turns 27 today! And Adam is exactly eight years younger than her. Although he’s about six and a half years older than me, and I’m Cousin Last, and First is now two [...]

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Rosh Hashanah began on Monday night. So did the chills. Is it a bad sign if the new year starts off with the entire family (well, all the family members who gathered at Mama’s house) getting ill with a nasty stomach virus? It was not an enjoyable celebration (sorry, family, although I [...]

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Well, it seems I haven’t updated my blog in a long time. But, since I’m sitting here at the airport in Florida waiting to go back home, I figured now would be a great time to write something. I started writing something on the plane here, and I actually wrote it. In [...]

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