Just before I decided to spend my summer abroad, rather than close to home as a music camp counselor, my parents and I visited the San Francisco Legion of Honor Fine Arts Museum.

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On the other hand, if this is all too close to home (my own 40th disappeared in the rear view mirror some time ago) we can take comfort in the fact that this research was carried out with civil servants and therefore may well not apply to human beings at all.

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It has always been my feeling that the best pictures happen close to home when photographers make image-making an integral part of their lives.

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Close enough to make me wonder if I should check my bumper when I get home.

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Yes, my business is crisis management, I just never expected it to hit so close to home.

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"I'm happy, but now I have to go back home, take a couple of hours of sleep, and then take a close look at my new toy, " said 22-year-old Michael, who declined to give his surname.

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