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NPR : 1957 Was the Year of the Icons
Robert Siegel did a little culture piece today about 1957, the year that launched Sputnik, the X-13, and me. Apparently, Eisenhower dispatched the federal troops to Little Rock on the day I was actually born, although my parents were probably too busy at the time to notice.
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Monday, September 24th was the 50th anniversary of my debut on this planet. I started this post but ran out of time to finish it on “the day,” and we’ve been busy every day since then. Things are starting to slow down again as we near the end of our stay.
It’s really the point of [...]

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Chicken Soup Recipe You Can Make at Home
  1 tablespoons olive oil   1 whole chicken, breasts removed and reserved   2 onions   2 quarts boiling water  Salt   2 bay leaves  1 large carrot   1 celery stalk   1/2 teaspoon dried thyme   1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves   Ground pepper

Time for [...]

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Here's the story on this image, which I took with the cameraphone, naturally, a week or so ago. This is one of the motivational posters dotted about the health club at work. At least in the women's locker room, the images are mostly of fit, strong, healthy looking women. The poster above is directly across [...]

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Breakfast: banana, coffeeSnack: noneLunch: 60 cal yogurt drink, 240 cal Oatmeal walnut Clif energy bar, yet another banana

As you can see, it's a gnarly bar.
Dinner: Penne Crodola from Babaluci. Some added Parmesan. Kind of a lot, really. It's been a long day.
 

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