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Pedicabbing in Edinburgh

I’ll begin with an introduction for anyone besides my mother who might be reading these installments (Hi Mom – sorry your birthday present was stil…

by Laramie Flick

Logan's Sucess

Logan is the first of 4 children. Being a mother of four children under five years old, I wasn't able to teach him everything I thought was critical f…

by Elizabeth Ritchie

Monte L. Schwartz

I came to Poly from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1954.  I chose chemical engineering because it seemed interesting and my other friends were t…

by Monte Schwartz

Alaska season: Break-up

Those of us who live in Interior Alaska are experiencing a very special season. It is called "Break-up". It usually occurs this time of year, in late…

by eileen Montano

Day 14 - Orleans to Cheverny

April 24 "Chambord"Nice leis…

by HunterProvyn

Day 13 - Sully s/ Loire to Orleans

April 23 "Formule 1"Went to bike shop first thing and fixed bike (put new tube in that actually worked)!  Have 2 spares now, each one…

by HunterProvyn

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The Puppy Chronicles

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"It's so sad that dogs have such short lifespans. They're such special animals.…"

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"Hey girl, I'm even more convince Greece is where i want to spend my honeymoon - whenever that will be. Love the pictures - as always and the 'on the …"

Comment from Greece!


"Mel, girl, I love your honesty. I like for instance how you realized you have had enough and admit to it. As well, I admire your courage to partake …"

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"Your conversations with Hamid are among my very favorite things on Commontales. I feel so lucky to have this window on both of your lives. Cross-cultu…"

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"As you can tell by my face in the picture, it was totally fun and a bit creepy at first. All in all, it was a great day. You can't tell from the pic…"

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"Great story. Maybe they have fish pedicures up here in NYC....if so, I'd like to try it! I have kept a bunch of my childhood watches. One of them h…"

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