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October 27, 2016November 11, 2016Snowbird of Paradise

The Surprising Walloons

A week ago I would have guessed that the Walloons were characters in a Dr. Seuss story. I would have been so wrong.  They are, in fact, French-speaking Belgians. The only reason I know that is because this week they have shown that they have the power to block a trade deal between the European […]

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July 13, 2016November 11, 2016Snowbird of Paradise

Everyone Hates Group Projects

When this old picture of girl guides putting up a tent popped up on my screen, it inspired these thoughts. I can’t actually remember the conversation that went on during the tent-construction enterprise, but I can imagine it just from the body language of the people in the photo. It’s easy to get along with […]

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June 27, 2016January 30, 2019Snowbird of Paradise

Who Do You Trust When You Can’t Trust The Experts?

    Is coffee good for you, or bad? How about wine? What is the latest on gluten–does anyone know?  Warm-up exercises are either essential or a waste of time, and homeopathic remedies are either closer to nature or criminally dangerous. It seems as though we have been fed a steady diet of junk science […]

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June 24, 2016November 11, 2016Snowbird of Paradise

International Divorce

I understand why Britain chose to divorce itself from the European Union. It was a marriage fraught with irritations, and in order to end the annoyances Britain decided to walk away. It was a tough decision and it could have gone either way, but they walked. I feel very much like you do when good […]

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