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Flight 3407

On February 13, 2009 · 4 Comments · In in the news

I was catching my last 20 minutes of sleep this morning when Michael came in and stood at the end of the bed and said, “Heather.”

I could tell by the tone of his voice that something was wrong, so I sort of frantically asked, “What? What?!”

“There was a plane crash in Buffalo.”

Needless […]

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Mr. President

On January 20, 2009 · 4 Comments · In in the news, obama, politics

Today is an awesome day.

I have never experienced an inauguration the way it is meant to be experienced. I was only 10 years old when Bill Clinton was sworn into office, and although I have very clear memories of watching it (I was home from school and spending the day at my grandma’s), […]

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Frigid

On January 16, 2009 · 13 Comments · In in the news, winter season

Oh, Mother Nature. Have mercy on us. Please.

It’s our third full day of living in the arctic tundra. It is so cold, I don’t even know how to describe how it feels to be outside in it. Let’s take a look at the current numbers, shall we?

Um, yeah. “Feels like” -14 degrees. […]

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Incredible.

On January 15, 2009 · 3 Comments · In in the news

Within the last half hour of work, Michael sent me a link to CNN’s homepage. I clicked through to see a “Breaking News” headline–US Airways Flight 1549 Crashes into Hudson River. At the time, there was not any other information available, and I immediately thought the worst.

But now we know everyone survived. Absolutely astonishing.

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Now that’s embarrassing.

On January 8, 2009 · 6 Comments · In in the news

My mom sent this to me the other day. We have made three ski trips to Vail, so we’re familiar with the resort and this lift. When you set aside the danger this guy was in, and consider the fact that he was safely rescued, there is nothing left to do but laugh. This is […]

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