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    The Modern Gal at the Taj Mahal
    Posted in history travel

    Taking on the Taj Mahal

    A few folks I know who have also traveled to India felt underwhelmed at best by their Taj Mahal experience. I totally get it. There’s this thing of beauty that…

    Posted on February 27, 2013 by themoderngal
    Posted in history travel

    The other side of India

    Part of the beautiful side of visiting India is seeing its remarkable history in the form of monuments, temples, mosques, forts and other landmarks and the stories behind them. Of…

    Posted on February 17, 2013 by themoderngal
    Posted in family history marriage

    Name change

    I can’t believe I haven’t written about this yet, but I’ve finally gotten around to name-changing process. By the time our two-monthaversary rolled around in August, I was ready to…

    Posted on September 16, 2011 by themoderngal
    Posted in friendship history life marriage personal experience

    26 days and counting

    More dirty secrets about weddings, specifically your own: they are emotional roller-coasters. Some brides and wedding magazines and wedding blogs and movies and such will lead you to believe it’s…

    Posted on May 23, 2011 by themoderngal
    Posted in history sports

    He’s an artist and a skater

    Yeah, so, I completely forgot to blog about the Super Bowl, but pretty much everything that could be said about it has been said, so I won’t go on other…

    Posted on February 9, 2010 by themoderngal
    Posted in history personal experience religion and faith

    Lent: a short background

    Forgive me while I do something in this post that you will rarely see me do and that’s talk about religion. My personal religion is one of the very few…

    Posted on February 25, 2009 by themoderngal
    Posted in health and exercise history life

    Can I have your attention, please?

    You may not be surprised to know that way, way, way back in the day people had longer attention spans. Really, you don’t even have to go that far back….

    Posted on February 18, 2009 by themoderngal
    Posted in history writing exercise

    That day

    I’ve heard several people say this today, but I’m going to say it too: I can’t believe it’s been seven years. Aside from that, I can’t believe how clearly I…

    Posted on September 11, 2008 by themoderngal
    Posted in family history holidays

    Happy 4th, y’all

    The Modern Gal is, in fact, patriotic: Oh, and a history lesson. You know rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air which happened to give proof through the night…

    Posted on July 4, 2008 by themoderngal
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