Prior to the next meeting, focused on "Edible Brooklyn: The Cookbook" (Sterling Epicure, 2011), I logged on to the group's page and found evidence of feverish cooking.

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Later, I went on my laptop, logged on to Google Earth, found Madagascar, and was able to visually travel across the ocean from that island country to Cape Town by slowly spinning the globe with a click-and-drag.

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But I also logged north of 25 hours on the match-3 puzzler Candy Crush Saga on Facebook.

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On another visit I logged in as a Senior, seeking Medicare coverage but unable to afford my out-of-pocket costs.

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When it finally launched, I went to iTunes, logged in, made a few clicks and 14 songs were on my iPhone in a matter of moments.

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