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Dieting
Today’s number: 18.1 stone I swear that I am not writing this post because I’ve just made a New Year’s Resolution regarding weight loss and fitness. I made the resolution last November in no way associated with the new year. Regardless, here’s the situation: after living the “good life” in Spain for a couple of years,…
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The Mess in the Middle East
I find myself in the weird position of having both sympathy and condemnation for the Palestinians in Gaza. I don’t know whether to criticize the Israelis for all the civilian casualties or to criticize the Palestinian civilians for bringing it on themselves. As to my sympathy for the Palestinians, it’s simple. I believe that the…
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On Houses, Cameras and Girlfriends
It is my observation that people most often want what is immediately out of reach. I remember having a conversation a couple of years ago with a friend who was trying to buy a house in my neighborhood. He was bemoaning that he could only afford a $1 million dollar house and not a nicer one that…