Donut madness

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Toronto, Canada Due to an aircraft mechanical, we missed our connecting flight. As it was the last flight of the day, we had to overnight at an airport hotel. After the ticket agent printed our boarding passes, she reached under her counter and handed me a stack of...

Matchy-matchy

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Certain cities seem to have a higher-than-normal number of couples who consciously or unconsciously match each other’s outfits—Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Seoul, here’s looking at you! I sort of understand matching athletic jackets; you find a windbreaker that...

Cheers!

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Happy new year! Best wishes for a safe, happy, better 2021. And if international travel is part of your plans (#HoorayForVaccines), here’s how to say “Cheers” in 27 languages (which covers you in about 75 countries). AfrikaansGesondheidPronunciation – Ge-sund-hate...

A new tradition?

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Husband and I exchange stockings filled with stuff like homemade gift certificates, favorite treats, silly presents, etc. This week’s text exchange (courtesy of AutoCorrect): Husband: Don’t come back from your walk early. I’m working on your...

Irony

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We usually take my set of house keys with us when we travel. For some reason, on our last trip to South Africa, we took Husband’s. On his keyring is a small knife ($10), billed as “so small and lightweight, you’ll forget it’s there”…which is, of course, what we...
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