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Category Archives: travel

Why Don’t You? #66

March 2, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you write Lady Gaga a congratulatory letter for her performance at the Academy Awards? I’m still shaken by how good it was. When you’ve finished that, you […]

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advice, bucket list, comedy, death, Diana Vreeland, Joan Rivers, Lady Gaga, music, travel, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #99

February 28, 2015by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

LOVE: Victorian Britain by The Great Courses: I have always felt that a person should know everything. Clearly this is an impossibility and will never be accomplished in one lifetime, […]

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chocolate, design, England, film, food, IKEA, IKEA Monkey, Lady Gaga, travel, Victorian, Washington DC, weather, writing

Why Don’t You? #60

January 19, 2015by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you learn to spell properly? I am routinely appalled at the number of misspelled words in emails I receive from professionals. This morning I had one from […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, education, fashion, inspiration, music, suggestion, travel, Why Don't You?, writing

2014, A Reflection: Part 4/4

December 30, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

OCTOBER: At the dawn of the month, I had high hopes of having Ebola. I didn’t, but why not? As I have said a million times to anybody who would […]

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art, Egypt, hair, Halloween, Harry Styles, Ina Garten, interior design, travel, vampire, writing

2014, A Reflection: Part 3/4

December 27, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

JULY: [Just a warning, readers, July was probably one of the most important months of my life thus far, and so this post is going to be hella long. Carry […]

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Cairo, Chicago, Europe, food, Harry Styles, New York CIty, One Direction, tattoo, travel, trip

2014, A Reflection: Part 2/4

December 18, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

APRIL: For April Fool’s Day, I convinced a ridiculous number of children that I was born without bones. I was giddy. Ma got tickets to see Dancing With the Stars in the […]

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California, cat, Dolly Parton, gin, Hollywood, Iceland, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Pride, travel, Wisconsin

2014, A Reflection: Part 1/4

December 14, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 2 Comments

Every year, I do a recap of what I thought, did, and attempted. I don’t know if you all enjoy it much — since none of you ever comment on […]

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cat, Chicago, food, hair, Joan Rivers, Joanna Lumley, me, New York CIty, NYC, review, travel, Wendy Williams

Why Don’t You? #56

December 8, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you go on Amazon and spend a few dollars on novels by independent authors? It takes a bit of weeding to find something worth reading in the […]

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advice, book, Diana Vreeland, elegance, inspiration, luxury, shopping, suggestion, travel, Wendy Williams, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED / HATED THIS WEEK #85

November 1, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Ridiculous Family Stories: I don’t know very many stories about my mother’s side of the family, which is something that saddens me. Maybe they aren’t storytellers? My father loves to […]

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Angela Lansbury, Apple, baking, family, history, travel, Washington DC, writing

Why Don’t You? #48

October 13, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you spend the day baking bread and then freezing it for future convenience? Few things are as satisfying as making fresh bread, and a stint in the […]

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advice, baking, bread, Diana Vreeland, food, interior decorating, museum, Paris, travel, Why Don't You?

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“Things are fine, and life is fine. And life is so much fun. It’s one big movie.” –Joan Rivers

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