May 30, 2005
Why Travel Matters
"Travel is a good reminder of what options there are: languages, food, lifestyles, ways of being. Growing up, I accepted the notion that the only right and true and happiest way to live was the way we live in the U.S. Now, while grateful for all that I have here, I appreciate the alternatives." My friend Peggy Newell, ace quilter and crackerjack traveler, gets it exactly right.
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March 14, 2005
Chilling Quote
"There was one gentleman that told him to please stop and think about it," she said, adding, "The people who died were very nice people." Chandra Frazier, 21, explains to the New York Times how Saturday's gunman in Brookfield, Wisconsin, stopped to reload at one point and then resumed shooting.
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March 09, 2005
Quote of the Week
" 'There are so many factors other than teeth that give some people a great smile,' Dr. Addleson said. 'I can fix the teeth, but I can't put the twinkle in someone's life. Sometimes it's not the teeth; it's the soul.' "
From "Sometimes, Your New Smile Will Make You Frown" by Mary Duenwald, NYT, January 4, 2005
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