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My life, as Amelia Edwards once said, is the "satisfaction of a purposeless curiosity."

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What Is Everybody Talking About?

February 11, 2010by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

“Everybody’s talkin’ about the Brass Armadillo,” that irritating jingle used to play between every single commercial on every local channel for the longest time. I heard it so often that […]

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antique, Des Moines, Iowa

An Afternoon In The Tropics

February 7, 2010by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

As I mentioned in my last blog post, I have an overwhelming hatred of winter that I can’t control. Actually, I rather enjoy having something to hate, since I don’t […]

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My AeroGarden: A Love Letter

February 3, 2010by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Something about me that you are probably well aware of (as I spout off about it every chance I can) is my all-consuming hatred of winter. I abhor the short […]

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Royal Mile: A Review

August 9, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

For my birthday, I wanted to go someplace different. Not the Olive Garden or some other chain restaurant, which I love, but hate myself for loving. Originally, I wanted Italian, […]

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A Cosmic Convergence

July 28, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

After the Britney Spears concert, I thought that I could die happy, even if I never had a moment of peace or satisfaction again in my life. Little did I […]

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psychic, Sylvia Browne

My Night At The Circus

July 27, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Sometimes, there are events in your life that are just too good to be true, but then they are true, and they are even better than you could have ever […]

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Britney Spears

The Cat Man of Rue Saint-Sabin

July 26, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I know that I have been lax in my narrative duties, for which I apologize. If I have any readers left out there, today’s your lucky day because I’m going […]

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Yes, I Am A Terrorist

July 26, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

We woke up far too early today so that we could finish packing our things up. I was excited and ready to go home, but a little reluctant to leave […]

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The Vacant Throne: Remembering Michael Jackson

June 25, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I’m never very sad when people die, in fact, I’m usually rather happy for them. Maybe it’s because I don’t believe people ever really die and that they just move […]

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My Martha Stewart-Worthy Macarons

May 17, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

When I lived in Paris, I fell in love. Not with a person, no, I love myself far too much for that nonsense, but with a pastry. A macaron to […]

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“If you don’t do it, you won’t have done it.” –Patsy Stone

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

“My only ambition in life is to wear size 28 jeans.” –Karl Lagerfeld

“Buy an atlas and keep it by the bed; remember you can go anywhere.” –Joanna Lumley

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