Tag: Living
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Weight and Marriage
With the big day looming on Saturday, it was unsettling to read today’s Daily Beast article on marriage and weight gain. According to a recent study conducted by the University of North Carolina’s School of Public Health, adults entering a long-term cohabiting relationship, particularly those who get married, are prone to higher rates of weight…
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New Year 2009
New Year 2009 has already arrived in some quarter of the world. Given the tumultuous annum that has passed, it is little wonder that most revelers are apt to bid it good riddance. [Link] Pax Plena regulars will note that I am normally one to make a few New Year’s resolutions, and based upon my…
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When Losers Win: Lessons from the Greatest Wine Ever Made
I count it my recent, good fortune to have discovered Slate Magazine. While their political pieces leave me ill, I generally find their food and travel section most agreeable (in fairness, their politics section is nearly always amusing, albeit repugnant). Last week’s article on the 1947 Cheval Blanc proved no exception to my guilty pleasure.…
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