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LIFE, AS WE WROTE IT

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Dec 14, 2012 · Stephen Pasquini

The Improvement of the Mind By Isaac Watts 1821 (Free)

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Dec 14, 2012 · Stephen Pasquini

Seneca, Letters and Philosophy – The Pasquini Family

[note color="#ffec9e"]Note: please visit my Seneca iTunes Podcast page for all 124 letters written and read.[/note] I am reading Seneca: Letters From a Stoic. This was written in…

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Oct 28, 2012 · Stephen Pasquini

Precious and Small

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Oct 27, 2012 · Stephen Pasquini

Weathering the Storm – Hurricane Sandy, Santo Domingo, Saying Goodbye!

Today - October 26, 2012 - Hurricane Sandy - Dominican Republic It is amazing how quickly things can change from vacation mode to survival mode. I wish I…

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Oct 24, 2012 · Stephen Pasquini

Warning – Reflections In This Mirror May Be Distorted!

About 1.5 months ago I had a surfing accident that left a scar on my face. It is about 1 inch long on my cheek. It didn't heel…

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Oct 23, 2012 · Stephen Pasquini

Santo Domingo and Las Tarrenas – Thoughts on the Road

Today I woke up before the roosters. I decided to open my windows and let in the fresh air. There is a ton of stuff to do here…

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Oct 4, 2012 · Stephen Pasquini

The deception…

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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Sep 21, 2012 · Stephen Pasquini

Medical Inequality – the Definition of Inhumane

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane." - Speaking before the Second National Convention of the Medical Committee for…

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Sep 7, 2012 · Stephen Pasquini

College Cost Projector – What Today’s Kindergartner Will Pay for College

Based on the average 6% inflation rate for college tuition and 12 years until college. The average Kindergartner can expect to pay $150,000 for an undergraduate education. Click…

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Sep 3, 2012 · Stephen Pasquini

The Best and Cheapest Time to Buy Everything

I am copying and pasting this from in season. Shrubs, trees, etc.—Autumn is a good time to buy bulbs (store them according to directions on the packaging) and…

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Sep 2, 2012 · Stephen Pasquini

Social Proof: An Ode to Facebook

Sometimes I wish it would go away. The pictures of people "doing" their day Announcing the things that make them unique Providing to others little mystique And as…

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Aug 24, 2012 · Stephen Pasquini

All Things Change

As we prepare to leave the Oregon coast and head back home I am sad. This time more than others I am aware of the change that time…

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