Tag Archives: United States

linguistics

Posted on March 12, 2010 by melinda

I am, for all intents and purposes, monolingual.  That is to say, I am only fluent in one language- English. I know bits and pieces of many other languages.  I took two years of Spanish in high school and three … Continue reading →

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2016 Olympics

Posted on October 3, 2009 by melinda

Is anyone else NOT upset about Chicago “losing” the Olympics?  For starters, I don’t think Obama’s presence made a difference- and beyond that, I wonder if Obama would have made such a push for the Olympics if the city in … Continue reading →

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this doesn’t sound like a drought to me…

Posted on September 21, 2009 by melinda

I just heard on the news about a storm that flooded Atlanta and other parts of the southeast United States, causing both damage and death. Now I don’t mean to be inconsiderate in any way.  I am saddened that anyone … Continue reading →

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liberia

Posted on July 30, 2009 by melinda

With this story in the news recently, I just feel the need to point it out on here. I lived in Liberia for a time, and it is just so humbling.  We complain about when the electricity is out or … Continue reading →

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more weird instant messages

Posted on June 24, 2009 by melinda

One “side effect” of the time I spent in Africa is a moderately annoying “proposal problem”.  See, to Africans (African men in particular), my white American skin equals a green card.  The vast majority of Africans just really desire to … Continue reading →

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iran

Posted on June 23, 2009 by melinda

Special thanks to my sister, Jennifer, who sent me this story. Reading stories like this make me so glad to live in the United States.  The situation in Iran is just so awful right now.  Our ancestors risked so much … Continue reading →

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yellowpages

Posted on May 14, 2009 by melinda

Confession: I absolutely love the online yellowpages.  When I’m looking for local restaurants or other local searches, sometimes you just can’t beat the local yellowpages.  Sometimes you can google it (like “pizza places in anytown USA”) and get a decent … Continue reading →

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traveling alaska

Posted on May 1, 2009 by melinda

I love to travel, as you all know.  Remarkably, although I’ve been to oodles of nations overseas, I’ve only been to something like half or two thirds of the states in the United States.  I have only technically been to … Continue reading →

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imprisoned overseas

Posted on April 28, 2009 by melinda

This article makes me wonder how common it is. As a US citizen, I’ve traveled overseas with a certain degree of comfort, that it is HIGHLY UNLIKELY I would ever be arrested or prosecuted by another nation, presuming I at … Continue reading →

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swine flu

Posted on April 27, 2009 by melinda

I must confess that I’m a bit of a skeptic. It’s not that I don’t think it is serious.  I just really wonder if it is anywhere close to as serious as the news makes it out to be.  In … Continue reading →

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