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SEIZE THE DAY TOMORROW

People sometimes ask me: ‘Whatever happened to that friend of yours, you know, the really patient and tolerant one who walked the camino with you. You wrote the seize the day book with her.’ They sometimes seem surprised that we … Continue reading

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LOVE IS DANGEROUS

“The first thing people ask me - other than what really happened in that warehouse after the briefcase blew up - is what it was a man like me saw in a woman like Magdalena Fuentes. I guess most people … Continue reading

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WHY STAR WARS IS BAD FOR YOUR KIDS

No, Star Wars is not bad for your kids because (*** spoiler alert ***) they don’t want to believe Daddy could ever turn out to be Darth Vader in disguise. It’s because of what it tells your little princess - … Continue reading

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WHY KISSING IS GOOD FOR YOU

Kissing is good for you. Could it be true? There’s so many things we love, from chocolate to chips, sirloin to Southern Comfort, that are bad for us. So can making out … make us healthy? It seems it can. … Continue reading

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HOW TO RAISE A GOOD MAN

One night a father overheard his son pray: Dear God, Make me the kind of man my Daddy is. Later that night, the Father prayed: Dear God, Make me the kind of man my son wants me to be. - … Continue reading

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22 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT JOHN F. KENNEDY

It is fifty years to the day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, but his life - and death - continue to fascinate. He was certainly one of America’s most charismatic Presidents. But how much do you … Continue reading

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THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT THE SHOCKING TRUTH

16 THINGS A WAR CORRESPONDENT WILL TELL YOU War correspondents have existed as long as war, and that is a very, very long time. Before modern war journalism, accounts were written at the end of a conflict, such as Thucydides … Continue reading

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HOW TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND CHANGE THE WORLD

The best way to change the world is one person at a time. So - are you ready? If you’re a woman, then you’re probably already engaged in some way in what I have here. But if you’re a guy … Continue reading

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WHAT LOVE CAN TEACH US ABOUT HATE

There’s a song originally recorded by The Persuaders in 1971 and covered many times since, most famously by Annie Lennox. It’s called: ‘There’s a thin line between love and hate.’ It kept going round in my head when I first … Continue reading

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CALL ME MAYBE, AFGHANISTAN STYLE

I hated this damn song until I saw this. Now I can’t get it out of my head. Apparently, this was made by US Army Forces based in Afghanistan. Judging by the longish hair and the beards some of them … Continue reading

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