Curse of the Mummy

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Maybe there is something to all those legends about bad luck following those who enter the ancient resting places of the pharaohs. Sitting down to my computer this morning, I discovered that my Twitter account has been suspended for suspicious activity and that my home page, www.denaharris.com, is giving a warning message to anyone who lands there that the page is infected with malware (malicious software). 

Given the 3,000 things awaiting my attention, this is not

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I Have Walked Like An Egyptian

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And we're back! From Egypt. Arrived home last night just before midnight, semi-delirious from fatigue after a 25.5-hour travel day. 

As should be obvious, I programmed my blog to pop up some entries while we were gone. I don't like announcing to the world that we're leaving home and I didn't think our house sitter would be thrilled either, so I tried to keep it low key.

But we went, we're back, and we had a GLORIOUS time. This was, without a doubt,

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Egypt, Here We Come

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Part of the deal in signing up for this trip to Egypt is that we would be offered a semester's worth of classroom learning about the people, culture, sites, and artifacts we would be seeing. Perfect. I love history and I love learning. I probably would have loved the class too, if I'd ever been able to attend. I had scheduling conflict after scheduling conflict and ended up making it only to the class at Sharon Luggage on how to pack and the last two classes that were more details (flight schedules, hotel arrangements, etc.) than learning.

As a result, I am feeling

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Packing for International Travel (cue the sobbing)

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Here's the dream packing scenario for International Travel: Kicky, sophisticated outfits that transition effortlessly from day to night with the simple addition of a silk scarf, heels, and hoop earrings. Sexy, silky undergarments and naughty lingerie for nighttime romps in upscale, luxurious hotel rooms. Perfect hair, jewelry coordinated to match every outfit, and I lose 5 pounds in a week because I'm so busy having a fabulous time weaving through foreign streets, carrying flowers and attracting the admiring glances of foreign men that I simply forget to eat.

Here's the reality of packing for International Travel:

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