I have begun to worry about malaria, and I’m taking malaria prophylaxis, even though I’m not about to leave for a safari or the wilds of Myanmar anytime soon.
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9/4/14
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Walking my dog around the block last evening, I observed more wildlife and heard more bird songs than I encountered on a recent trip out West.
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8/27/14
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It’s summertime and the living should be easy, but we are being tossed by a tsunami of big-time bad news.
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8/20/14
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News coverage of the month-long battle between Israel and Hamas has triggered strong reaction among readers of some daily newspapers, particularly The New York Times.
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8/13/14
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As I walk around my neighborhood these summer-sweet days, I see a growing phenomenon: houses that have stood for decades, some for 50 years or more, are being torn down by new owners.
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8/6/14
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If there’s one thing we’re good at in America, it’s killing people.
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7/30/14
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And what is this greatest “achievement”? Neil Armstrong walking on the moon? Jonas Salk discovering the vaccine for polio?
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7/23/14
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I’m not ashamed to say that the wild boys were my friends.
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7/16/14
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Because I don’t live near my children, when I visit, I stay with them, for anywhere from a few days to a week.
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7/9/14
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Two of my favorite pastimes are reading and eating, and, after years of trial and error, I have discovered the happy coincidence that I can do both at the same time.
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7/2/14
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