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Roller Coasters: Thrill Rides Without Thrills

By Rae | Published: July 2, 2010
If you had asked me a month ago how I felt about roller coasters I would have said that I was not a fan, but did not really know since it had been over ten years since I had been on one. I was pretty sure that I did not like them, but it was [...]
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Happy Mardi Gras!

By Rae | Published: February 16, 2010
I have to admit that I do not really “get” Mardi Gras. Is the idea to party so hard that you are asleep for all of Lent (or at least Ash Wednesday)? I used to think of Mardi Gras as Saint Patrick’s Day for French people. But businesses, libraries, and schools stay open in Boston [...]
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