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This Will Scare You More Than the Election…. Haunted Philly

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Emily Cannell

I don’t know if it was the first presidential debate or the appearance of 10 Pound packs of fun sized candy at Target that scared us all into Halloween season, but here it is. Regardless of your candidate choice, there … Continue reading →

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I Like Big Ikebana and I Can Not Lie…. The Philly Series

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Emily Cannell

This Ikebana is so big you’d think it was in Texas. But as you all know, this Philly series is dedicated to all that’s Philadelphia. Philly has gotten a lot of attention within the last week but that isn’t what … Continue reading →

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Dear Jalen, This Won’t be Covered at Training Camp….

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Emily Cannell

Dear Jalen, I’m a 55-year-old, menopausal woman who blogs about culture and travel. Most of your fan base would assume that I’ve got nothing in common, and nothing to say, to a 21-year-old Heisman trophy finalist about to take on … Continue reading →

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The Coronavirus Kick I Needed

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Emily Cannell

The governor of Pennsylvania announced that the state owned liquor stores, the only places to buy wine and liquor in the state, would close due to the coronavirus. As soon as the news hit our Apple news feed, all the … Continue reading →

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Ginkgo Trees- the Chitlins of Japan

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Emily Cannell

If you’ve ever smelled a Ginkgo tree, or chitlins, my guess is you could all give me the same one word description without thinking too hard. Poo. Both have stenches so offensive you could also tell me where you were, … Continue reading →

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I Found Drogon….And Flowers…. In The Desert

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Emily Cannell

For the Big Money: Q: Why is California called the Golden State? Not the gold rush Nothing to do with golden tans (or bronzer) Gold Finger is just a bad guess A: Golden hills. That’s right. The hills of California … Continue reading →

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April Showers Brings May….. Gogatsu-byou?

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Emily Cannell

Show of hands- who gets crabby in May? I’m 54 years old and just found out that condition I have suffered from each and every May that I can remember has a name. I’ve heard a nasty rumor that Offsprings … Continue reading →

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“Mono no aware”

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Emily Cannell

Japan changed me. In a bad way. If you had told college-aged Ouisar-san that she would skip her daily afternoon nap in order to take pictures of a flower field, I would have instructed you to put down the crack … Continue reading →

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Politics as Usual- Always Stange and Getting Stanger

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Emily Cannell

I voted. But this time, I voted on things I never thought I`d consider thirty years ago. And it just continues to be as strange as it always has been. My own experience with politics has become progressively more absurd. … Continue reading →

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An Enviable Finger Fetish; Nails Japanese Style

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Emily Cannell

Japanophiles think they know all there is to know about what makes Japan so uniquely unlike every place else on earth. We`ve all seen the “Top 10” lists that include the vending machines, the manga, the robot bar, and the … Continue reading →

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