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The week

A schedule I've observed in the wild.

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Showing my age I know, but...

How else can you make a post with Paul Young, Boy George and George Michael?

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Google Xmas

In the Wintertime

I was sitting in my boy Aron Golub's room with Pat and Thomas and, he (Aron) put on a cd. It was a Steve Miller cd (probably the greatest hits one with the blue cover and the horse) and about 3 minutes into it I realized that I knew all the words to all the songs. You see, my brother K, used to listen to Steve Miller all he time during his rebellious teenage years. I was inundated by a flood of memories. Sights, sounds and connections from many years before. It was one of those experiences that sticks with you; standing tall above all the now-muddled stuff that happened before and aftert. To this day, the song that stands out for me from that album is Winter Time. I just find it... miraculous.

For the brothers...

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Yesteryear

Plan your next overseas trip carefully

Looks like Iceland in the Summer and Palau in the Winter ;-P

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Comparative culture, Travel

Cure for Pain

Saving American Democracy

Bernie Sanders is trying to get a constitutional amendment stating that corporations are not people and therefore do not have the right to contribute (undisclosed amounts of) money to political campaigns, can be regulated by states and the federal government.

bill of rights, politics

Townie-ness by state

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Highlights of the trip home

Villa Barberino - Reasonable prices and extremely comfortable beds. A welcome refuge to return to after a day of shopping and the autostrada.

Clarendon Square - Charming bed and breakfast in Boston's South End. Misa said she wanted to live there. We didn't get a chance to take advantage of the rooftop hot tub, but next time. Be advised that they normally only allow multiple night reservations. Also, the parking spaces are small and in an alley, making them, for us, the automotive equivalent of a monkey trap. Definitely opt for one of the local public garages.

Ma peche - Met Dan-O here for dinner. Very good food served up in a cafeteria-style atmosphere. Have the seven spice sour cocktail. It was awesome... twice. <15 west 56th street, new york, ny >

Le Bernardin - Great food. An army of knowledgeable staff (there were two roving sommeliers). Ripert came out briefly from the kitchen towards the end of the night.

food, Travel, Tuscany

Pardon my French, but Fuck Yeah, Science!

This exchange between Neil degrasse Tyson and Steven Colbert is a breath of fresh air.

He's delightfully geeky and this is something that I urge Todd and Oly to watch in its entirety.

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