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Roman Holiday!

When Chris Christie was a candidate for governor of New Jersey in 2009, I was unimpressed.  He was an overweight, overbearing, over the top, loudmouth Republican politician.  New Jersey voters were distraught. With New Jersey taxes going up, service going … Continue reading

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Philly to English; English to Philly!

Charles Berlitz, linguist and language teacher, garnered a fortune developing books and courses teaching people to speak languages other than their own.  When I studied German in high school and college, I made it a point to tuck a pocket-sized … Continue reading

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New York City Ironman – A spectatorless sport!

We are born and then we die.  In-between, we fill our lives with what we believe is important and with what we need to get by.  Some people are born twice as they “find Christ,” or experience a near-death phenomenon.  … Continue reading

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