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  • In Praise of Imperfection

    08/09/2010 8:55:18 AM PDT · by Stoutcat · 1 replies
    The Thrifty Yankee ^ | 08-09-10 | Roby Eliza
    ...We live today in an age which seems to require perfection. Our hair must be perfectly styled, glossy and controlled. Our teeth must be perfectly white, and of course perfectly straight. Our (women’s) bodies must be a perfect size 0, the clothes we wear must be, if not haute couture, then either high-end fashion or so unattractive and ill-fitting as to be seen as stylish. Our homes must be perfect palaces, spacious and impressive, furnished with gleaming marble countertops, brushed stainless kitchen appliances, enormous flat screen televisions in the home theater, and additional domestic perfection throughout the rest of the...
  • Summer Auctions

    08/06/2010 6:16:27 AM PDT · by Stoutcat · 3 replies
    The Thrifty Yankee ^ | 08-06-10 | Roby Eliza
    Even as we speak, I have an agent bidding for me at a local auction house for some exciting items. Well, exciting to me, anyway. And to Agent Mom, as well. The problem with summer auctions, especially in our little slice of heaven here in New England, is that we are a summer resort community. Now, don’t get me wrong. I love the fact that people from far away come here just to spend time in our beautiful community. And they not only spend time, they spend money. Which is good for the community, allowing it to thrive. This is...