It came as a big surprise when, last week, Sandy and Pam e-mailed me: Mansi, You’ve made it to the front of the line! We’d like to highlight you as WOW Blogger of Note on Monday, June 7. Please let us know if that date works for you. If so, we will get back...
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It is beautiful. It is fast. It is spiffy. And, oh so cool. The way you can expand and contract photos with your thumb and index finger — simply magical. Yes, it looks like a big iPhone, but it’s really so much more. The iPad is a lifestyle gadget that has made working (and...
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On Saturday, May 1, Dawn Sievers and Marty Duane decided to present me with the Authentic Blogger of the Month Award. It was an unexpected honor. I was thrilled to know that someone thought my blog was worthy of being put in the spotlight. I felt a sense of validation and deep appreciation. And...
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I am no artist. Never considered myself a good photographer. Or designer. But I do have an eye for artwork that evokes emotion. Ponderance. Today I share with you some images I’ve created — modified drastically from the originals. Deeper colors, richer textures, a little other-worldly. They give me a sense of an altered...
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Speeding is dangerous. We all know that. Braking on turns is important. Unless you want your vehicle to topple over. Keeping a safe distance from other cars is critical. For your own safety and theirs. Key things to remember when driving a car. Things that have been drilled so deep and so often that...
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I spent most of last evening creating a new home for this blog. I’ve wanted, for a while now, to have a special place for it that I could customize. Having had more than a constant month of blogging behind me, I figured I was ready to make the switch. Some people have been...
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For the first time in the eight years that I have been in the States, I had an amazing cultural and culinary adventure. A Korean coworker took me to one of her favorite restaurants, a little eatery tucked away in the corner of a shopping center - Cho Sun Myun Oak. It was a...
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Yesterday, Anahid presented me with the Sunshine Award — a ray of sunshine in my otherwise sullen day The Sunshine Blog Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspire others in the blogosphere. Sunshine Award guidelines: Put the logo on your blog in your post. Pass the award onto 12 bloggers. Link...
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With a kid’s eyes — colorful, happy, simple, fast. With wonderment and innocence. With awe and surprise. My eyes glistening, my mouth wide open, my breath short. With a zeal to enjoy the moment. Live in it. And then move on to the next. With equal excitement. I saw wonderful things this past weekend...
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Everywhere a buzz buzz! Yes, I am talking about Google Buzz. Who isn’t? Hyped as the next big thing after Twitter, Buzz is supposed to seamlessly integrate all the interesting conversations you have with folks online with your Gmail interface. People in my network are trying it out in various ways: having real-time multi-user...
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