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I’m reading a book about the Brooklyn Bridge. Did you know the Brooklyn Tower sits on rock and the NY tower sits on sand? I wouldn’t go near it, if I were you.

Posted on 07.19.2008 at 2:22 pm// Tagged: brooklyn, nyc, scare tactics

"I'm named after the song A Letter to Elise by The Cure, and my middlenames: Klara and Lisel were chosen because my mom had a dream about having a daughter named Klara, and she promised my great-grandmother that she would name me Lisel."
— Elise
on "Today in Mom News: How Did You Choose Your Child’s Name?"
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