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Pompeii’s Erotica: If It’s in a Museum, It Must Be Art
So, apparently, Pompeii is old Italian for “penis.” Yeah, I know, right? Nobody saw that coming. But they are everywhere at the ancient Roman town-city near Naples. Pompeii has long been on my travel bucket list. Why yes, I am aware that my travel bucket list is incredibly lame. It also includes visiting 221B Baker…
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Friday Links: Dolly Parton, Sloths, and Love Edition
Dolly Parton is my spiritual guru. I love her. In difficult situations here at Poe Communications and Industrial Services (for all your writing/editing/industrial needs, just Gmail me at thepoelog), I often ask myself: “What would Dolly do?” Then I give myself a little Dolly pep talk along the lines of pulling myself up by my…
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Friday Links: Sea Turtles and Legos Edition
Businessweek Bloomberg had a story a few weeks back about the completely uncool devaluation of airline miles (We’re miles people. Well, XFE is a total airline miles machine, and flew roundtrip to Alaska two days this week just to rack up miles on a cheap ticket. I’m more of a “maybe I’ll use the Miles…
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Hotel Crashing: The St. Regis in Nusa Dua, Bali
When I was a young, sprightly Poe running wild and breaking hearts (ie: dating), I went out for a bit with a bartender/soccer player named Ian. He was pretty hot with dark curly hair and piercing blue eyes. And very fit, obviously. Ian was sleek, sexy, laid back, and a ton of fun. He was also…
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Friday Links: Anti-Climatic News Edition
It’s been a busy week here at Poe Communications and Heavy Manufacturing, Inc. Getting back in the freelance grind after the extended holiday, meeting with clients on the coldest day of the year, and assembling a cat scratch post can really take a lot out of a girl. Heck, I even hurt myself at the gym…
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Hotel Crashing: W Hotel in Seminyak, Bali
It’s cold here in D.C., y’all. Like, eye-tearing, nose-running, teeth-achingly cold. Yes, the cold makes even your teeth hurt. It’s crazy. And I won’t even get into my whole frozen fingers and toes situation. So, with that in mind. I thought we might go back in time (to around August or so). Time to revisit…
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It Wouldn’t Be Christmas Without Vegas and Sharks
Well, hello there, good lookin’. I’m back from the non-stop holidaying extravaganza! As, I suppose, we all are, regrettably. Oh well. #TheStruggleIsReal My main man-panion XFE took some time off during the holidays so we ate many, many great, decadent, meaty things, and drank many a delicious wine and cocktail (mostly made with gins-of-the-world, a…
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The Emotional Healing Power of Naples (and Pizza)
My cab driver doesn’t seem to have enough hands. I’m bumping along Naples chaotic, narrow, cobblestoned streets in the back of a cab. My cab driver is holding his phone up to his left ear, swerving in and out of the bumper-to-dented-bumper traffic. I think he’s fighting with the person on the other line. He’s…