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A Lesson in Tipping

There has been a lot of funny commentary surrounding how Philadelphia Eagles player LeSean McCoy left a $0.20 tip to his server on a bill that was over $60 at a Philadelphia restaurant. The manager of the restaurant called out the NFL player via social media, and now, people are firing back at the manager saying that it was childish that they even shared the receipt and created the situation.

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http://wp.me/p4dJMp-3J Seat Cushions. Not even one week into class and four trips to the library later, I'm seriously considering getting some sort of small seat cushion that can roll up into my bag.

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And today, I took the bus. Ok- this doesn't seem like that great of an accomplishment for people who are used to taking public transportation, but, today I took a public bus by myself for the first time in the United States.

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Parlez-Vous Icelandic? Non. Trying to learn Icelandic for holiday makes me feel like I'm in high school pre-calc again. #idontunderstand #lowselfesteem #cannotspeak

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Preach

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And when I feel like a weirdo for not enjoying business lunches, it’s nice to know that someone like the Former Editor in Chief of American Vogue, Diana Vreeland, agreed.

“ I had a bridge table brought in with my lunch on it—a peanut butter and marmalade sandwich. And a shot of scotch. Never took anyone out to lunch. Never, ever. The business lunch destroys the work of the day. It’s got to go. I…

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And when life seems overwhelming

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So...Why Miami?

So…Why Miami?

Over the last year or so I’ve really fallen in love with Miami and try to go as often as I can. This last trip brought me to Cecconi’s at Soho Beach House one night for dinner to a courtyard of romantic lights, weaving trees and intimate table settings. After a flavorful meal of Italian food and several rounds of fine dining waiters, our final waiter for the evening was bright eyed, helpful,…

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How My Week is Going.

How My Week is Going.

How My Week is Going.

I was going to write a long-winded post about my last week at my job, but after one saved draft and further review that it was not my best work…I thought I would lave it to the pros. Thank you Robert Downey Jr for sharing how my week is going. 

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Sometimes I think I wear too much black and white…and then I look at French Vogue’s…

Sometimes I think I wear too much black and white…and then I look at French Vogue’s Editor in Chief Emmanuelle Alt and everything is right in the world.

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My Morrissey Story

With the last few weeks at work coming up and the Morrissey concert tomorrow, I’m finding myself a little nostalgic. The last time I was really listening to Morrissey was during another time in my life that brought some really beautiful changes. It was the summer of 2009, I had just graduated from Ithaca College and the movie “500 days of summer” was really popular- I bought the soundtrack. That…

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French Lessons Sweetie Darling Going to a french college for my masters is going to be great...but even though I'm in London, majority of the kids in my program speak at least three languages, including french.

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“How to know if she’s the one.” by Bill Murray As more and more of my friends are getting married and having children, finding this clip of Bill Murray crashing a guy's bachelor party seems appropriate.

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That moment when… There's an entire empty beach and people choose to pitch a massive tent right next to you. Happy Memorial Day weekend!

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Even my espresso needs some extra TLC on Mondays... #yogirugcoaster #espresso #coffee #tampabay #tampabaytimes #monday #nofilter (at THE CLUB @ Treasure Island)

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Came home to find little Clayton asleep like this. He is either doing his best mummy impression or getting ready to try out for feline Olympic luge team. #catsofinstagram #nofilter #kitten #tampabay #olympics

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January in Florida. #nofilter #tampabay #visitstpete #sarasota #beach #sun

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It's "hotter than helles" at Cigar City brewing with dad #tampabay #cigarcitybrewing #beer (at Cigar City Brewing)