Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
What's up with these Europeans anyway?
If you walk around any major European city, it's hard not to notice that most people look fit and slim. Yet, you also can't ignore the fact that many are walking around with a baguette sandwich or ice cream cone in their hand.
When I first ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
I am a resident of New York State, but if someone were to ask which state I live in, I would reply that I live in a "state of mental confusion."
Mental confusion may sometimes be healthy, if it leads to questioning, enquiry and growth of wisdom. Perhaps that is why ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Today, I read an article in the paper that stated HUD was going to implement new rules that would protect home owners from the big bad, predatory lenders. I have been seeing this kind of drivel in the papers and on the evening news for a while now, and I ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Mar 8 was International Women's Day. Almost all the dailies sans language barriers carried headlines on the special day. Media channels were agog with interviews and status of women in the present day world. Women's emancipation over the years was quite evident from the style and charisma that they carried ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
"I mean, people have access to health care in America. After all, you just go to an emergency room." - George W. Bush, July 10, 2007, Cleveland, Ohio
This sentence has been ringing in my ears since July. Fool that I am, I did not understand just how easy it all ...
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
There is nothing more infuriating than arriving at your favourite restaurant to find some numskull has installed their two year old complete with buggy and the entire contents of the nursery at the table next to you.
I am not talking about a cut price eatery here. This restaurant is quite ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
If it wasn't for the paper place-mat at my favorite Chinese Restaurant and the recall of almost 20 million items made in China I would never have known that 2007 was the year of the pig. The American middle class is more dependent on cheap Chinese made products than we ...
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