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Aug 19, 2009 · Stephen Pasquini

A letter (probably too emotional) I wrote to Obama for his healthcare debate on Thursday

I am a Physician Assistant in a rural community health center in the heart of California. I am a product of the National Health Service Corps, and like…

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Aug 4, 2009 · Stephen Pasquini

Running, Water, and Purpose

Next week I will partake in my first sprint triathlon. Training has been great fun, although sadly I am thinking now that I need quite a bit more…

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Jul 22, 2009 · Stephen Pasquini

Take time to be a dad (a draft from the past)

Barack Obama says it takes only a few minutes a day to be a dad, is that so? I think it only takes a few minutes a day…

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Jul 19, 2009 · Stephen Pasquini

The Audacity of Hope

The pre-recession system of compensation has not gone away. The banks now know that their liabilities are backed by an implicit government guarantee, that being the taxpayer. They…

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Jul 15, 2009 · Stephen Pasquini

Ownership, Religion, Loss Aversion, and Predictable Irrationality

There is a phenomenon titled loss aversion, we humans will hold onto things for extended period of times, often not because we need them or that they necessarily…

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Jul 13, 2009 · Stephen Pasquini

The World As I See It

My post will for today will be a look at the wisdom of Albert Einstein"

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Jul 8, 2009 · Stephen Pasquini

Who raises Who?

I was looking at our daughter play the other day, and I was having another one of those reflective moments. I was thinking back to the last two…

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Jun 29, 2009 · Stephen Pasquini

So much for my six blogs

well, at least I wrote three. I guess someday I will finish my Peru blogs. it was a nice night for a walk tonight, the air was cool…

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Jun 11, 2009 · Stephen Pasquini

n Retrospect: 6 blogs, in 10 (or more) days. …. #3

ohhhh the smell of tea in the morning. I never thought I would say this, but, when their is a mucus icicle dangling gingerly from the tip of…

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May 31, 2009 · Stephen Pasquini

In Retrospect: 6 blogs, in 10 days. …. #2

wow, this night is cold, I thought, as I tried to pull the thin, vibrant green sleeping bag over my nose. I was hoping to warm the air…

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May 31, 2009 · Stephen Pasquini

In Retrospect: 6 blogs, in 10 days. …. #1

Our backs were turned for 15 minutes, as our guide explained the history unfolding behind us. Little did we know that the clouds that were masking the great…

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Apr 13, 2009 · Stephen Pasquini

Comforts Cure

So I was reading a blog by one of my favorite philosophers and bloggers Tim ferris, during my lunch break at work. He had a guest writer who…

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