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Cook book
I have never really fell in love with a cook before. I’ve used some before, but often find that they have a few bangers, and the rest of the book is just a waste of space. Sometimes the recipes are too complex, or have a style which I don’t really gel with (Jamie Oliver, for…
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
Ky and I joined a cult today. Like all cults, they don’t describe themselves as one, but it’s definitely a cult. They lure you in with a “too good to be true” message, and boom, you’ve signed your life away, at least for a year. I’m talking, of course, about CostCo. I could talk day…
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Where did the policy go?
I was thinking just this afternoon, why didn’t I hear a word about healthcare policy in the recent election? I heard a lot about the economy, and abortion, and racism, and fascism, and free speech, and tariffs and even whether Haitian migrants were eating “tha dawgs”. What I didn’t hear, from either candidate, was a…
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A funny political story
Forgive me if I have told this story before, but yesterday I promised to share with you my experience on how electorates see “key” issues. It was almost 10 years ago, and I was taking a breadth subject in politics; a welcome relief from my micro-economics lectures. Out lectures often had guest speakers, and on…
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Trump Triumps
It is 10pm on Tuesday night, midnight Eastern. ABC, Fox, nor CNN have called it, but I have. It looks like Trump will be the 47th President of the United States. I picked him as a winner a little while ago, but I didn’t think it would be a done deal before the dawn. To…
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The case for optimism
Tomorrow is the US Election. Most people, both in America and around the world, are holding their breathe, and not in a good way. Despite the BRAT attempts, the levels of joy in the air are low. I don’t think that should be the case. Regardless of who wins, there are reasons to be optimistic….
