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American vs. Russian dating

July 6, 2009

I’ve been married for over eight months.  This makes me a relationship expert.  While I was talking this weekend with Mr. B, we got on the topic of dating and marriage.  As we were talking, I thought “If this conversation were public, it would definitely offend the greatest number of people possible. Time to post it!” We decided that Americans are way too picky when they date, for all the wrong reasons, which is why some Americans tend to marry ...

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Vicki goes to the World Bank

May 30, 2009

This week, I had lunch at the World Bank. It was AWESOME. Since I love international politics, international economics, and pretty much international anything (international Nutella), me going to lunch at the World Bank is like a hypochondriac being invited to tour the Centers for Disease Control. From the moment I set foot in the door, I instantly forgot about the concern and criticism surrounding the effectiveness of the Bank’s programs (found here, here, and here.)  I was in awe.  ...

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Learning SAS by Example: First Impressions

May 27, 2009

As you may recall, I was super-hyped to receive my SAS book to review from SAS Press. The book is Learning SAS by Example: A Programmer’s Guide by Ron Cody, and you can pick it up here or here. A little bit of background about how I came to SAS (aka, life history): One of the reasons I was really excited to receive it is that, I was going to purchase it anyway.  As someone starting in SAS (my company ...

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Women, careers, big cities, and other thoughts

April 30, 2009

I’ve been thinking a lot about women lately.  I’ve seen a couple articles floating around online about the role of women in the workplace, with children, and so on.  Penelope Trunk talks a lot about it in her blog (which you can Google because I’m still undecided whether I want to link to her).   While I’m convinced that she’s having a mental breakdown, in the meantime, she is running a company and taking care of two children, one of ...

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