The Torch!

Way to go, Steve!

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September 24th 2008
I had fully intended to have this blog written and posted Monday, but a friend just recently let me borrow “Twilight,” and I’m beyond hooked right now, so my apologies. I know, some of you are shaking your heads right now, saying, “Laura, ‘Twilight,’ really?” but seriously, it’s ridiculously addicting, like “finish-it-in-a-day-and-now-I’m-re-reading-it” addicting. Not the � ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more