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Surprised by joy, impatient as the wind...
During a summer school in Ireland, I had a teacher (English litterature), named Pacelli O'Rourke.
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More food art/stuff because I can be quite obsessed...
Here is something quite different from the previous food art. Not your momma's cookies (and thank God for that !!!!)
Eat your heart out ! almost literally !
And here is something from Canada. Your partner has a low sex drive in the morning, while you're quite the opposite? Why not trying these gender based breakfast cereal? There are more than ( Read more... ) -
Food art from Norway...
Here is a blog that was advertised in one of the magazines I'm fond of.. This 30 something woman has fun making the plates look, if not attractive (seriously, I'd be sorry to destroy some of those, even if they are edible), at least interesting !
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I'm removing some friends...
This entry is public, so if you can read it, well, it has to be because you came by my LJ ( Read more... ) -
Eurovision context...
I know, some of my friends have already posted a video of the winner... but hey, it doesn't mean i can't do it myself !! :)
So this year Sweden won the Eurovision... and France arrived 22d rank on 26 countries participating. We suck. It's like a tradition in France to lose the Eurovision. We do it with an annoying regularity...
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There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the
hard truths and saying, "We will never give up. We will never
capitulate. It might take a long time, but we will find a way to
prevail."
-- Jim Collins, from his book, Good to Great -
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If successful people have one common trait, it's an utter lack of
cynicism. The world owes them nothing. They go out and find what they
need without asking for permission; they're driven, talented, and
work through negatives by focusing on the positives.
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Enthusiasm is the best protection in any situation. Wholeheartedness
is contagious. Give yourself, if you wish to get others.
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Being immortal
The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of
immortality.
-- John Quincy Adams