Around the Interwebs Escaping Poverty Requires Almost 20 Years With Nearly Nothing Going Wrong… which is, nearly impossible. The surprising benefits of being (slightly) crazy. Do you need an excuse to be lazy? Here it is: The psychological importance of wasting time. What a heartbreaking, but beautiful story. Are you...
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As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I started half marathon training again. I’ve been consistently running the last few months, but without any real purpose. I mean, I wanted to keep up mileage and – as I said at the beginning of the year somewhere – incorporate more cross-training,...
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Sometimes we get into the habit of cooking the same things over and over again, so you might recall that one of my goals for last month was to try a few new dishes. We tried a few, but this one stood out in particular and we have made this...
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Another solid reading month for me. Sometimes I turn around just to make sure there is no clone that is doing all that reading for me, or something. I still can’t quite believe how I have turned my reading life around in the last 4 months. I read 9 books...
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Every time I travel back home, I have a bucket list of things to do when I am there. This is totally normal, right? Everybody makes lists like this. Since this is my hometown I am visiting, my list includes nothing much out of ordinary, nostalgic things (these are by...
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You know, I do this sometimes: go to San Francisco to meet up with various ladies, that I once upon a time met on the Internet, and spent the day. I’ve done it with Viviane, with Manja, with Jenny, and last Friday with my friend Tanja . San Francisco is a...
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May is here and I am excited for a couple of reasons. + I am flying home in a couple of days and I am SO excited to see my family. It’s my niece’s (and god-daughter’ s) first communion and I am so thrilled that I can be there for...
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1. I was looking for a sleeve for my iphone (since my old one didn’t fit anymore and was also falling apart) and I came across this super-soft and cute CORNMI leather pouch. It has three card slots two openings to hold your phone and cash. It also has four...
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