It has always amazed me that people in times long since past believed in a flat earth. What happens at the edge? Is the edge an endless cliff of jagged and forboding stone and rocks? Perhaps a stream trickles over the edge, or an ocean cascades off into the darkness, joining the unknown realms, and endless mystery of space? Fortunatley some smart guy, some time ago thought it through, and figured out that the earth was infact round (I think he was greek, or english.)...(maybe his name was Alfred Antonopolis)... ...anyway, why do I visit such an abstract topic? The reason [View Full Entry]

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In every relationship there is high points and low points, in some relationships there may even be pivotal moments or turning points. I believe the key to maintaining a good relationship with another is to understand their needs. A turning point in my relationship: I could see that she wasn´t happy, and continuosly ignored me, she kept on interacting with strangers and giving me the cold shoulder. So I bought a bag of food, and suddenly she was my best friend, feeding from my hands with her little buck teeth, and batting her eyelids at me. The zoo in Buenos Aires [View Full Entry]

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95% of Argentinians are catholic. Impressive churches are never more then a 5 minute walk away, but catholicism doesn´t seem to determine the way that argentinians live. Sunday no longer is god´s day, but rather a family day in which markets seem to open in each barrio (suburb). Each barrios market posseses a unique character that makes choosing one to visit very difficult. A clever solution I devised was to spend 4 sundays in Buenos Aires so that I may see them all. A clever plan that fell at the feet of argentinas true religion, FUTBOL! futol fields outnumber churches, and [View Full Entry]

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When the Wright brothers dreamt up flying, they didn´t imagine it becoming such a massive phenomenom. Nor would they have imagined it taking people the entire width of the Pacific Ocean. Furthermore, had they truely believed such things were possible, then they might have considered the possibility of a 6´5 kiwi boy needing somewhat more leg space then a 4´3 Chilean woman, who may coincidentally be seated beside the awkwardly folded giraffe like form of the disenchanted boy. Needless to say, they did not see it coming. The flight crew aboard the predominantly spanish speaking aircraft, on which I travelled, did [View Full Entry]

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