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My cousin Ian, and one of my favorite people in the whole world, works for the National Democratic Institute. He's traveled all over the world, and just last night I received this from my Aunt:
Hi Everyone,
I am asking all of you to keep Ian in your thoughts and prayers the next 2 weeks. His job is taking him to Iraq.
He just told me about it last night. It is just for 2 weeks but I will be worried sick until he comes back. He said the Interim Government is in the process of writing a Constitution and he is going there to help them set up a web site to keep the people informed of what they are doing. They are also hopeful that they can have the Iraqi people have some input on the web site. He assures me he will be safe he has at least 1 personal guard at all times. NDI has their own compound there that is heavily guarded and they only use their own armored cars to get anywhere. He will be doing most of his work at Iraq Government office which are in the Green Zone and they have been safe in the Green Zone so far. I told him to be on AOL Messenger as often as possible so I can see he is okay and not to bring home any souvenirs, Mason doesnÂt need anything this time. So I might be a bit on edge for a few weeks but at least it is only a few weeks and he isnÂt going there to be shot at like so many other peopleÂs sons.
So...keep good thoughts of him, ok?
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My cousin Ian, and one of my favorite people in the whole world, works for the National Democratic Institute. He's traveled all over the world, and just last night I received this from my Aunt:
Hi Everyone,
I am asking all of you to keep Ian in your thoughts and prayers the next 2 weeks. His job is taking him to Iraq.
He just told me about it last night. It is just for 2 weeks but I will be worried sick until he comes back. He said the Interim Government is in the process of writing a Constitution and he is going there to help them set up a web site to keep the people informed of what they are doing. They are also hopeful that they can have the Iraqi people have some input on the web site. He assures me he will be safe he has at least 1 personal guard at all times. NDI has their own compound there that is heavily guarded and they only use their own armored cars to get anywhere. He will be doing most of his work at Iraq Government office which are in the Green Zone and they have been safe in the Green Zone so far. I told him to be on AOL Messenger as often as possible so I can see he is okay and not to bring home any souvenirs, Mason doesnÂt need anything this time. So I might be a bit on edge for a few weeks but at least it is only a few weeks and he isnÂt going there to be shot at like so many other peopleÂs sons.
So...keep good thoughts of him, ok?
- Food Safety
Where do you shop for groceries? I shop all over the place. I shop at chain grocery stores, at specialty gourmet stores, at farmer's markets. You name a place to shop, I've probably shopped there. I'm not alone in this habit. I noticed some...
- Farewell Phil
It was bittersweet day in my office. Phil, who you've come to know a little through his Monday cookie reviews, has moved on to bigger and better things - retirement! He has many interests outside of work, so I know he will put his new-found spare...
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Say 'hello' to Duke and "Fluffy". A couple of neighborhood dogs who have been, effectively, turned out by their owners. Three weeks ago, they started hanging around my door. Being the animal lover I am, I went out to the porch to visit with them,...
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I love it when an editor assigns me a topic I don't know much about and asks me to research it. I like to learn, and that type of piece gives me an excuse to explore something outside my ken. A few weeks ago, if you had asked me about hefeweizen,...
- Flaming Grasshopper
I believe every serious and thoughtful food lover should have a healthy stock of Chelsea Green books. Not because they produce great cookbooks (they don't, to my knowledge), but because they know that good food, tradition, politics, and ecology are...