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You’re sitting at your computer and suddenly you hear a strange “whooshing” sound. You follow the noise into the hall and your feet start squishing the carpet. Dread grows, and then you see it – a burst pipe underneath your bathroom sink. Your brain starts pumping red-alert adrenaline and you slosh into action, dialing a…
When Egypt gifted the United States with the Temple of Dendur, an ancient sandstone structure that would otherwise have been destroyed by the construction of a dam on the Nile river, the US wasn’t really sure where to put it. People suggested reconstructing it on the banks of the Potomac or Charles rivers, but the…
OK, so the groundhog lied. Here in Baltimore, I spent the day vacuuming with a YouTube playlist blasting, attacking the living room with a duster in each hand, washing sheets and scrubbing crannies. Spring cleaning at its finest….and it snowed the whole day. Spring isn’t exactly here yet. But it’s time to clean house. Not…
I’ve re-learned a few things this week. That the most important things are rarely urgent. That they don’t bang down your door and demand immediate attention the way bills, taxes, and errands do. But it’s important to make important things urgent. You have to do this yourself. No one will do it for you. A…