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TelpherSan Francisco, CA

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Member since: August 2007
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Telpher's Blog

OCT

2008

Sadly, my mother has suffered a medical emergency and been admitted to hospital. We've had to cancel our cruise. A big disappointment to both of us. I just thank God that, if she had to get sick, it happened while she was home, close to her team of great doctors...and not while we were at sea, far from... read full entry »

AUG

2008

Well, it's official: I'm heading out on a sea cruise with my mom in October. She's a dialysis patient, but there's something called Dialysis at Sea: cruise ships fitted with complete dialysis units and medical staff on board. Only in America! It'll be a great chance to just kick back. Our family has... read full entry »

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My Birthday...: March 28
Hometown...: Brooklyn, NY
You can find me...: Thinking of where to travel to next
Surprising fact about me...: I'm an avid collector of stereoscopic/stereoview images of 19th and early 20th century NYC and Puerto Rico
Favorite band growing up...: The Who
Last good book I read...: The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
My favorite drink...: Seltzer. Boring, but true.
Favorite website...: overheardinny.com

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DEC

2008

I was late in signing up for Paypal. I must confess: I was suspicious of the whole thing. A service I pay nothing for, but am expected to share my credit card and/or banking information with, and which acts as a conduit between me and the online retailers I fequent? What's in it for them? About six months ago, I finally caved and signed up. I was ordering quite often from Overstock, and got sick of typing in my 15 digit credit card number...and even sicker of not being able when I didn't have my card handy. So, yeah, I signed up and have been using it regularly ever since. Really, though, there...

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