August 2011
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A story about a homeless man and a blonde girl
I am back in Arad, my hometown, for a few days. I sit in my parked car, while talking on the phone and observing the world go by. Two people catch my attention.
A homeless man, a few meters in front of me, sitting on the sidewalk and reaching into a pond on the street to wash his hands and arms. From where I am, I can see the grey dirty water glittering under the hot August sun. I turn my head...
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Lessons from the South Pole
I once read about three of the explorers that attempted to go to the South Pole. Very different people and approaches:
Shackleton - although tried several times, he never reached the south pole in his life. at least once he could have made it but did not want to risk. in fact, he never lost anybody from his crew in all his trips.
Scott - he set up his base camp more to the north than...
July 2011
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Everybody can sing
It’s 4.46 am and I can’t sleep. This has been the most terrible jet-lag I’ve ever experienced. Maybe the fact that my trip from Los Angeles to Bern took about 48 hours door to door, time in which I couldn’t get too much decent sleep is part of the reason I slept the entire first day and stood awake the entire first night. This second night was better: I slept until 3am, but now I am awake again.
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