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Darfur/Chad Update
As you may know, Darfur villages are under renewed attack and thousands of refugees fleeing to Chad are being turned away. Oxfam, the primary supplier of water to internally displaced persons, says it will be forced to shut down operations in three weeks. "The situation is running out of control," states Jan Eliasson, UN Special Envoy for Darfur.
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winter storm warning
so it's been snowing here pretty much non-stop for about 11 hours now and we've got a good 3-4 inches on the ground. it's beautiful. I love snow, although it scares me to drive on it. I don't love how slow work was today (and will likely be tomorrow) because of the snow... but at least I had something pretty to look at during my 8 tedious hours ( Read more... ) -
first STL snowstorm
this weekend, I...
walked the dog in a snowstorm
got snowed-in with friends
was a Catchphrase champion!
had a sleep-over
slept in for the first time in weeks
had homemade biscuits and gravy
sledded down art hill
made a snow angel in my front yard
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echo (echo... echo...)
NEW LAYOUT ALERT! whatcha think ( Read more... ) -
from the Save Darfur Coalition
I got this e-mail this morning and felt the need to pass it on. Please take a second to click the link.
Last week's peace talks in Libya were another step in the long-awaited political process that can bring peace to Darfur.
But real peace remains elusive. The peace process could take months or years to bear fruit. Meanwhile, violence continues to ( Read more... ) -
any excuse to go to Chicago is a good one in my book
Adam took me to my very first ever techno show this past weekend - we saw the Chemical Brothers play at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. It was hot there... super hot.. and I'm pretty sure we were 2 of maybe 10 people there NOT high on something but it was a cool experience. it sucked having to drive home 5 hours starting at 1:30 in the morning in ( Read more... ) -
what's new?
... umm not much.
working. sleeping. trying to be productive during the in-between times.
I've given up on ever getting our cars registered in the state of Missouri. Seriously. Trying to figure out the forms and bureaucracy literally brought me to tears on Tuesday and I had to call Adam at work to convince me I wasn't a failure. Then I sent in my $ ( Read more... )
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