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Divorce is Final (Penny)

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June 2nd 2009
It's official - I've quit the bookstore! After signing a contract prohibiting negative blogging against the company I'll say nothing more than this: despite looking a treat with droopy aubergine eye-sockets thanks to crazy work hours culminating in midnight dash across Central Park (as if that's not asking for murder and maim), the smile on my face is stretching my cheeks 10 feet wide. I am FREEEE ... read more

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more