http://laurie-the-traveler.com Traveling The World With A Laptop And A Backpack Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:59:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [audio:Sara_cleaning_lady_version.mp3|bg=0x111111|text=0xD4D4D4] Do you know what burning desire is? Have you ever wanted something so bad you were in pain? I mean pain in the worst way. Your soul was consumed by a dream. That's all you ever thought about, it's all you ever wanted, it's what you think of when you ... http://laurie-the-traveler.com/?p=289 [audio:Magic.mp3|bg=0x111111|text=0xD4D4D4] Do you know the story of the genie in the bottle and the three wishes? I think every kid in every country in the world has heard the story growing up. A person in the story is given three wishes that are fulfilled instantly by the genie. Could you ... http://laurie-the-traveler.com/?p=286 Que up It's My Life.... [audio:Talk_Talk_Its_My_Life.mp3|bg=0x111111|text=0xD4D4D4] I want to ask you something. Do you know what the Milgram Experiment was? No? Never heard of it huh? Not surprising. Very few have. It's kind of like when average citizens were shown a blank world map with just country outlines and asked to ... http://laurie-the-traveler.com/?p=285 If you know anything about Little Laurie you know I made my living from Ebay before getting the the ex-pat travel bug and wandering the 4 corners of the planet. Ebay was always a goldmine. I started in 1997 just a year or so after Pierre started it in his ... http://laurie-the-traveler.com/?p=284 Que up Band On The Run.... [audio:Band_On_The_Run.mp3|bg=0x111111|text=0xD4D4D4] The year. 1974. The place. Dallas, Texas. The world. One that disappeared a long time ago... *&!%@*!, how can 35 years go by in a blink of an eye? In my mind I can see every little detail from 74. I close my eyes ... http://laurie-the-traveler.com/?p=279 Why does a woman I never met affect me as much as Laurie does? [audio:Cant_Get_It_Out_Of_My_Head_2.mp3|bg=0x111111|text=0xD4D4D4] My original post about Laurie June 7 1984 - March 2 2005 Barb K's Blog - Laurie's Mother Barb K's First Post On March 18, 2005 BarbK's Cardinal Story March 11, 2005 - Bring A Kleenex [audio:Barb_Kovacevich_Cardinal_Story_Laurie_Boncimino.mp3|bg=0x111111|text=0xD4D4D4] Memories surround me Sadness has found me I'll ... http://laurie-the-traveler.com/?p=262 [audio:Tracks_of_my_Tears.mp3|bg=0x111111|text=0xD4D4D4] Probably Not...Take a Look: This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, Kansas. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smoky Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, Kansas and reprinted by the Salina Journal. 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, Kansas - 1895 Examination ... http://laurie-the-traveler.com/?p=257 [audio:The_Loco-Motion.mp3|bg=0x111111|text=0xD4D4D4] 1. Teaching Math In 1960 A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. It takes 4 men 2 hours to cut down the timber. It takes 8 men 1 hour to split the timber. Each man is paid $5 per hour. What is his profit? 2. Teaching Math In 1970 A logger sells a truckload of ... http://laurie-the-traveler.com/?p=256 For best effect, press play to listen while you read this. I composed this post under the influence of this song. [audio:Cant_Get_It_Out_Of_My_Head_2.mp3|bg=0x111111|text=0xD4D4D4] Over the last 4-5 days I have been in a gigantic nostalgic mood. (actually it's called a saudade mood but there are no words in the English language to describe ... http://laurie-the-traveler.com/?p=245 [audio:Pavarotti_Cinema_Paradiso_Modena.mp3|bg=0x111111|text=0xD4D4D4] If you know me and have read any of my posts you know I forsake media and tv for the most part. With a few exceptions here and there. The History Channel, National Geographic and some classic movies ranging from around 1910 to the late 80's. With particular attention to ... http://laurie-the-traveler.com/?p=241