First dinner in Lisbon. And let me tell you, it was fantastic. I went to a a cute, little restaurant called Sul. Low-light ambiance,
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Faro – meh
Faro barely merits a mention in this log. It’s a beach town with seemingly little action during low season. The flight from Liverpool was
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I really have to admire the way that Liverpool is trying to re-invent itself. The Liverpool One development looks like a fantastic commercial enterprise
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A Passage to Futbol (Anfield)
December 10th, 2011, a date which will live in… famy… or something. But like Roman Catholics to Rome or Muslims on the Haaj (yes,
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[I’m copying down my thoughts from my recent European vacation and posting them. They’ll appear back-dated]. I think my cousin is scared of visiting
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It’s not uncommon for adults (of which I suppose I’m one) to look at youngsters and shake their head in amazement at the callow
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My dad has never been that big on celebrating his own birthday. Perhaps it’s because he has two birthdays – one on his passport,
Continue readingProblems with Numbers, Problems with Averages
It’s a common lament that people read less today than in years past. In a recent Roger Ebert column, he quotes that the average
Continue readingOne generation, two generation, blue generation, green generation
One of Great Laws of the Iroquois Confederacy stated, “In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions upon the next
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Ani DeFranco, who is about my age and belongs to the age group broadly known as Generation X, once said, “The best minds of
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