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Page 62 of the archive.

  1. May 8, 2005

    How Much Can You Sleep?

    After burning the candle at both ends, I finally find a day to rest, basically sleeping through the whole thing. ——————–

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  2. May 6, 2005

    Back to Paraguay

    Tonight I travel again. I am heading up to Ciudad del Este in Paraguay to pick up some electronic bits and pieces from there. I have visited this city quite frequently lately, and this visit is one last attempt to get all I can out of my…

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  3. May 5, 2005

    The Riches of a Western Nation

    I live in Argentina. Now Argentina is not a poor country. In fact, the people here have it pretty good. But back in 2001 the economy collapsed, and many people lost everything they had. This crash has caused a great widening of the gap…

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  4. May 5, 2005

    Ciudad del Este

    Well, I have finished my travels into Ciudad del Este, the famous shopping centre of South America. It is also the famous mafia centre, the famous crime centre, and the famous money laundering centre of South America also. Some of its not…

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  5. May 5, 2005

    Why this blog?

    Since this is my first entry, I thought I would tell you a little about why I have created this blog…

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  6. May 5, 2005

    Why close churches?

    I was walking along the street today and passed a church building. It was locked up tighter than a bank after hours, with nothing inside but an empty room. How hollow, I thought. How useless. Why pay for a building and use it only twice a…

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  7. April 3, 2005

    My World is a Flood

    Today it is raining. Yesterday it was raining too. That is about all it takes here before there is a flood. Lots and lots of rain. Mind you, that is all it takes in most places for it to flood. Most floods are quick and small, and they…

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  8. March 12, 2005

    New Blogging System

    Copied from my old Mambo system after I had finally gotten around to installing and populating WordPress:

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  9. March 12, 2005

    Back from the Abyss

    Well, I know it has been a while since I have written anything here. Goodness knows that there was more than enough things to write about…

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  10. March 11, 2005

    On the Road Again

    Tomorrow I leave for another journey. Easter time provides a great opportunity for travelling, and the fact that my friend Chris needs to renew his visa provides the motivation.

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