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I can’t believe I’m blogging about Sciatica
Ignore this whole thing. Read this March 2017 update instead. For the past four months I’ve had pain pretty much all day, every day. I think I’m finally at the end of it. I saw a lot of doctors, watched a lot of YouTube videos, and read a lot of articles, forums, and books. It’s…
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The Road to Character
“People turn into little brand managers, using Facebook, Twitter, text messages, and Instagram to create a falsely upbeat, slightly over exuberant, external self that can be famous first in a small sphere and then, with luck, in a large one.” (The Road to Character by David Brooks, page 251.) This book triggered at least two nights of…
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Do not drink Beverly at the World of Coke
Description of Beverly from The Coca-Cola Company site: The product was introduced in Italy in 1969 as a non-alcoholic aperitif. Aperitifs are drinks that are consumed before meals and are believed to aid digestion. The 1971 ads for Beverly feature the slogan, “Cold as Helsinki, sparkling as Rio, dry as El Paso.” By 1978, the…
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Wojtek the WWII Bear
Today I learned (from the Bathroom Book) that during WWII the Polish army enlisted a bear that became a corporal. He wrestled with the soldiers, drank beer and ate cigarettes, and helped lift heavy artillery boxes off delivery trucks. They even created a cool logo – More info: BBC Article Documentary: Wojtek – The Bear…