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

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THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #175

February 25, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Gold and White Antique Porcelain: I do not come from a place of wealth. Don’t get me wrong, my life hasn’t been a slum, but I’ve only rarely known […]

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clothes, fashion, fitness, life, money, shopping, weather

Why Don’t You? #133

February 20, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you write a letter to every single Grammy voter and kindly tell them they are fools? Beyoncé deserves every award she was nominated for and for several […]

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advice, Beyonce, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, music, suggestion, travel, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #174

February 19, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Last Girl Before Freeway: I have been putting off reading the latest Joan Rivers autobiography for the longest time because I knew that I would sob at the end. […]

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book, cooking, emotions, Joan Rivers, time

Why Don’t You? #132

February 13, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you tell me how I can get medical equipment as a tax deduction for my Multiple Sclerosis? When I walk, I feel better, but I can’t walk […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, health, inspiration, multiple sclerosis, shopping, suggestion

LUXOR: My Home

February 12, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I encountered an absurd number of machine guns on this trip. There were the patrolling guards around the Osireion, then the bodyguards of the Minister of the Interior, and then […]

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Africa, ancient Egypt, Egypt, Egyptology, Luxor, museum, travel, vacation

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #173

February 11, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: 23 And Me: Yesterday was a momentous day in my life, reader. I received the results of my DNA testing. My entire genome was mapped out, and now I know […]

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food, history, television, Uncategorized

Why Don’t You? #131

February 6, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you buy unreasonably cheap red wine at ALDI’s and then let it breathe and be blown away by the transformation it undergoes? I’m already absurdly delighted at how […]

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advice, ALDI, art, Diana Vreeland, fitness, health, inspiration, suggestion, Why Don't You?, wine

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #172

February 4, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: New York City Trip: Each time spring break rolls around, I promise myself to book a trip somewhere warm and tropical. I need desperately to escape the winter. I had every […]

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Broadway, illness, movie, multiple sclerosis, travel

Why Don’t You? #130

January 30, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you start doing an itty bitty little bit of exercise each day and see what happens? I have been slowly getting back into shape since the first of […]

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advice, cleaning, Diana Vreeland, fashion, inspiration, shoes, shopping, suggestion, Why Don't You?

LUXOR: Queen Nefertari, the Sacrifice, and Me

January 29, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Reader, so many things happened today. So many strange and unexpected and veritably miraculous occurrences came to pass that I can hardly believe it was real. It was like that […]

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Africa, ancient Egypt, Egypt, Egyptology, Luxor, vacation, Winter Palace

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

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