Thanks a ton to Mary and Cory for inviting me down to spend the day with them – it really was excellent.<\/p>\n

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I had a great time time with Cory (half of the Monkey River Town blog and Flickr account) and Mary Thursday in the British Museum. That is a truly incredible collection of antiquities, and free to boot. 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