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"What’s your favorite thing about him?""His work ethic....

"What’s your favorite thing about him?"
"His work ethic. We’re from Duluth, Minnesota. He works 12-hour shifts at a tool factory, six days a week. Just so he can do nice things like this for me."
"What’s your favorite thing about her?"
"Her indomitable warmth. Her smile got me through my mother’s death."

"I’m an economic forecaster currently specializing in...

"I’m an economic forecaster currently specializing in Canada."
"So what’s up next for Canada?"
"I think domestic spending will continue to grow at a steady rate, the trade side is going to get better, and business will bounce back."

"He’s always doing small things.""What’s an example...

"He’s always doing small things."
"What’s an example of a small thing?"
"He heard me say that I wanted to check out this antique store. So for Valentine’s Day, he went there and found out that they had a collection of old, vintage postcards. He discovered one from the 1920’s that actually had a handwritten Valentine’s Day note. And he got it for me."

This was so funny. I ran into this Mexican couple on a trail in...

This was so funny. I ran into this Mexican couple on a trail in Central Park, and they were lugging around all these balloons. I asked what the balloons were for, and the guy told me that he’d brought them all the way from Mexico. He said he’d concocted this elaborate plan, where he’d given balloons to different people around the city (starting with the hotel concierge), and sent the girl on a scavenger hunt to find them.
"Just because?" I asked.
"Just because," he said.

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When I got home, I had an email. It said: 

Brandon,

I couldn’t tell you, but I was about to ask her to marry me.

She said yes!

Rodrigo

"What do you want to be when you grow up?""Can I go down the...

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"Can I go down the hill now?"

"You look like something from The Matrix.""That’s what my...

"You look like something from The Matrix."
"That’s what my wife said."

Video: Photographer Takes to the Streets to Capture Love Through the Lens of a Camera

Video: Photographer Takes to the Streets to Capture Love Through the Lens of a Camera: Here’s...

Found evidence of massive snow battle.Apparently no survivors.

Found evidence of massive snow battle.
Apparently no survivors.

Today in microfashion…

Today in microfashion…

"I was coming home from basketball practice, and I was supposed...

"I was coming home from basketball practice, and I was supposed to pick up laundry for my dad. But these two guys were arguing outside the laundry so I stopped to watch them, and one of them pulled out a gun and shot the other one in the head. I turned and ran as fast as I could until I got home to my dad."
"What did your dad say?"
"Let’s wait until tomorrow to get the laundry."