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

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A Word From Reverend Benjamin #28: On Spontaneity

April 2, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Holla Flock! I have an absolutely thrilling announcement to make tonight. I’m so excited that I can’t bring myself to say it just yet. Let’s play a delightful game and […]

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advice, California, inspiration, Los Angeles, religion, reverend, spontaneity, travel, vacation

Day 5: Brooklyn Brim

March 23, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I probably should have kept an app running to show how much I walked on this trip. It must have been at least ten miles a day. So, my body […]

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Chicago, life, New York CIty, NYC, train, travel, trip, vacation

Day 4: At The Theatre

March 22, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I had a terribly difficult time waking up today, even worse than usual and that’s saying something pretty dramatic, reader. I didn’t come halfway across North America to sleep in, […]

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A Gentleman's Guide To Love And Murder, bakery, Broadway, celebrity, musical, theater, travel, trip, vacation

Day 3: All That Ass At The Met

March 21, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Before today, I had never visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I walked past it years ago when my mother took me on a surprise trip to New York City. […]

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art, Egypt, food, Metropolitan Museum of Art, museum, New York CIty, travel, trip, vacation

Day 2: Glorious Arrival in New York

March 19, 2014by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I woke up about two hours after stumbling back to my seat, half delirious from being up for twenty-two hours straight. Not sure why I did that. I should have […]

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Amtrak, food, hotel, New York CIty, review, train, travel, trip, vacation

Day 1: Tea In Chicago

March 17, 2014by Benjamin Phillips 4 Comments

After a forgotten number of months and years waiting to attend afternoon tea at the luxurious Drake Hotel, I finally made it and realized my dream. As I stirred sugar […]

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Chicago, Drake, food, New York CIty, Tea, train, travel, trip, vacation

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“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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