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Politics: Will I Play the Money Game?
This essay was published by WBUR Cognoscenti, on March 26, 2014. http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2014/03/26/elizabeth-warren-jeanne-shaheen-scott-brown-paul-e-fallon The buzz about Scott Brown running for the U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire struck closer when an email from Elizabeth Warren showed up in my inbox. Her missive … Continue reading
Posted in United States
Tagged Elizabeth Warren, Jeanne Shaheen, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Karl Rove, Scott Brown
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Iyangar Provides a Restorative Antidote to Power Yoga
In my quest to explore different types of yoga, I took a 75-minute restorative Iyangar class at Om Namo in Cambridge with Ally McAlpin. Four students met in an unheated. We began class with our mats short end to the … Continue reading
Posted in Yoga
Tagged CorePower, Iyangar, Om Namo, power yoga, restorative yoga, Sally McAlpin, yoga
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Coke Zero: My Addiction
Ah, my botched attempts at healthy living. There it is at #4 of the14 Foods You Should Never Eat – Diet Soda. Why can’t I just give up the 24 ounces of unpronounceable chemicals infused with bubbles that I swallow … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged addiction, Coke, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, Diet Dr. Pepper, diet soda
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Return to Bikram Yoga
Six months after stopping Bikram cold turkey, I return to the Friday 6:00 am class on a cold, clear March morning. For months the idea formed an anxious knot in my brain; the longer I stayed away the more convinced … Continue reading
Romeo and Juliet Redux
Out in the Dark is a 2012 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. The two lovers meet early on and fall in love at first sight. Only Juliet is another guy. They come from warring families. Only the Capulet’s are … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged gay, gay Israeli, gay Palestine, Israel, Out in the Dark, Palestine, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare
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Grand Slam Yoga
The problem with an addiction, as any smoker, alcoholic, or licorice lover can attest; is that you need more of what you crave just to maintain. If you want to bump up your high, you’ve got to increase the dose. … Continue reading
30 Tweets in 30 Days
This is an article recently published in WBUR Cognoscenti http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2014/03/04/learning-to-think-in-140-characters-paul-fallon The marketing director of my architectural firm set up a Twitter account for me. She explained how social media connections fit into the firm’s marketing strategy and described how to … Continue reading
The Slow Boat from Battambang to Siem Reap
There are two ways to get from Battambang, Cambodia to Siem Reap. The bus through Sisophon takes about three hours and costs $5.50. The boat along the Sangker River takes seven to nine hours, costs twenty dollars, and requires a … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, Personal
Tagged Battambang, Boat to Siem Reap, Cambodia, Sanger River, Siem Reap, Tonle Sap
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The Visitor
When The Visitor slouched into theaters in 2007 (a film that opens on four screens total does not arrive with force) it earned a respectable niche. The Visitor got good reviews, some indie awards; and Richard Jenkins (most famous for … Continue reading
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