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Koneko, New York City

1/25/2016

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Koneko is a coffee shop in the East Village. With cats. You enter through the street door into what looks like a regular coffee shop, but after you get your coffee, you go through the back door of Koneko where there are lovable, adoptable cats. The cats have the run of a backroom, an enclosed courtyard, and a basement. Sip your coffee while lounging with cats.

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Harry Potter on CD Giveaway

1/21/2016

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For my next giveaway, I’m letting go of something really special to our family: our Harry Potter books on CD. This set got us through many long, boring car rides up and down California. It amused the kids, but frankly, Sam and I are the biggest HP nerds in the family and listening to this helped us avert many testy feelings on the monotonous I-5. Now that we’re going to leave the country, we won’t make so many long car trips.  Besides, we also have the movies, the soundtracks, the physical books, and the Kindle books.

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Long-Haul Flight Advice: 11 Myths Debunked

1/18/2016

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There is a lot of travel advice floating around out there, and I’ve found that after you’ve read the first ten articles on any given topic, you’ve read them all. The ones that truly mystify me, however, are the ones about long-haul flights. There are a few things you can do to prepare, but the main thing you need is to remember that you’re going either a) somewhere fantastic, or b) home, and that no matter how miserable you are, it’ll all be over in 15 hours. You can stand anything for 15 hours

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Buddha's Hand Citroen

1/11/2016

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Even though it’s in the citrus family, it doesn’t have many similar characteristics. Here are some popular used for BHC that I found:

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Squat Potty: Success in 8 Steps

1/4/2016

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Squat potties are abundant in the non-Western world, and my main experience with them has been in China. While some white people balk at the humble squat potty, I actually think it’s preferable to a sit-down in most parts of China. Why? Because in China, they build public toilets and then they rarely, if ever, maintain them. I’d much rather have the soles of my feet be the only thing that touches anything in there. Also, the squat is undeniably the quickest way to get things done if you know what I mean. You can do this! Just follow these 8 easy steps.

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