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Our Last Day In Las Vegas
by ohomen171 on 8 Sep 2013   1 comment, latest 12 years ago
It's our last morning in Las Vegas. It's raining and cool for a pleasant change. After Elena's medical conference finished yesterday, I was worried about rain and flash floods ...

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Israel Fears That It's Now Alone To Fight Iran's Nuclear Program
by ohomen171 on 1 Sep 2013   2 comments, latest 12 years ago
GLOBAL INSIGHT September 2, 2013 1:12 pm Israel fears US leaving it alone to stop Iran nuclear programme By John Reed Lack of US resolve on Syria chemical weapons ...

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There Is Snow On Table Mountain In Cape Town
by ohomen171 on 30 Aug 2013   Posted 12 years ago
It's Friday morning and I got the news that there is snow on Table Mountain. I wish that I was there right now. I want to be far away ...

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Forbes Magazine Exposes The Outlaw Fringes Of The Internaet
by ohomen171 on 29 Aug 2013   Posted 12 years ago
An Interview With A Digital Drug Lord: The Silk Road's Dread Pirate Roberts (Q&A) 2 comments, 2 called-out Comment Now Follow Comments Most black market drug lords don't give ...

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The British Television Series "The Fall"
by ohomen171 on 28 Aug 2013   Posted 12 years ago
I spent over 11 years of my life in the British world; six years in South Africa and five years in Australia and Scotland. What I came to love ...

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US Government Agencies Seek Data On 21,000 Facebook Users In 6 Months!
by ohomen171 on 27 Aug 2013   1 comment, latest 12 years ago
August 27, 2013 7:07 pm US tops league of governments probing Facebook users By Tim Bradshaw in San Francisco Facebook©Bloomberg Facebook received more demands from the US government for ...

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Elena And I Tour Hearst Castle
by ohomen171 on 27 Aug 2013   1 comment, latest 12 years ago
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My Son Pedro's Christmas Gift
by ohomen171 on 22 Aug 2013   2 comments, latest 12 years ago
E SHIPPING My son is 46 years of age and a Ph.D in Zoology. He is a researcher at a major Canadian university. He also comes from Rio de ...

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A Small Miracle In The Locker Room
by ohomen171 on 21 Aug 2013   Posted 12 years ago
We all dread a "one in a million fluke" that we did not plan for. One happened to me yesterday at the swimming pool. I swam my normal 1.5 ...

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"I Miss The Hungry Years"
by ohomen171 on 19 Aug 2013   4 comments, latest 12 years ago
Elena and I went by the clinic where she worked over ten years ago as a medical assistant. It is Ravenswood Health Center in East Palo Alto. Little has ...

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Science Fiction Becomes Science Fact-Transmitting Electric Power Wirelessly
by ohomen171 on 17 Aug 2013   Posted 12 years ago
Elena hates all of the cables that must be used to keep our high-technology society going. She dreams of the day when power will be transmitted by Bluetooth and ...

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Doctors In America Need To Change Their Culture
by ohomen171 on 14 Aug 2013   Posted 12 years ago
http://tatamkuluafrica.wordpre How can America cut its healthcare costs? The question is generating political heat in Washington right now. No wonder. Healthcare spending now stands at an eye-popping 17 per ...

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Our Amazing 16 Pound Dog Alice
by ohomen171 on 13 Aug 2013   3 comments, latest 12 years ago
We have an adorable 4 year old dog named Alice. She probably weighs all of 16 pounds. She is a tiny dog but never to be underestimated. Yesterday I ...

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The South African Film Elysium
by ohomen171 on 12 Aug 2013   2 comments, latest 12 years ago
I spent six years of my life in South Africa. The people there are wonderful. I had the best social life of all time there. Today the carpet cleaners ...

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My IPad Screen Saver Picture-The Cockpit Of The Enola Gay
by ohomen171 on 9 Aug 2013   4 comments, latest 12 years ago
I changed the screen saver on my IPad to a picture I took at the large Smithsonian Air and Space Museum near Dulles Airport in Washington, DC. They have ...

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The 4 Muskateers of Tulane-1969-1971
by ohomen171 on 7 Aug 2013   1 comment, latest 12 years ago
Almost 44 years ago I arrived at Tulane University with my first wife. We moved into an apartment on the 4th floor of the Charles Rosen House. I became ...

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A Grim Prognosis About Retirement
by ohomen171 on 6 Aug 2013   7 comments, latest 12 years ago
I have learned how important it is to be a good listener. I was in the locker room at the pool where I swim. There was a young man ...

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My Picture Made It To Page Two Of The Pacifica Tribune
by ohomen171 on 31 Jul 2013   Posted 12 years ago
Local Democrats Executive Board members sworn in By Pacifica Tribune POSTED: 07/30/2013 05:05:58 PM PDT | UPDATED: A DAY AGO Click photo to enlarge ( Contributed Photo ) New ...

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Mega Cities Of The World-This Is Fascinating!
by ohomen171 on 31 Jul 2013   Posted 12 years ago
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Two Ball Point Pens From 16.5 Years Ago
by ohomen171 on 28 Jul 2013   6 comments, latest 12 years ago
The small things in life should mean a lot to you. Sixteen and a half years ago I was awarded two ball point pens by the George S. May ...

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On Being A Problem Solver
by ohomen171 on 28 Jul 2013   1 comment, latest 12 years ago
If you asked me to describe myself in a short phrase, it could be as follows: "A problem solver." I love to take things that are not working right ...

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The Co-Creator Of The Simpsons Is Terminally ll With Colon Cancer
by ohomen171 on 26 Jul 2013   1 comment, latest 12 years ago
The animated television series The Simpsons has been part of my life for almost 25 years. It's cute. It's original. It appeals to people of all ages and political ...

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Some Good Advice From Stratfor
by ohomen171 on 25 Jul 2013   Posted 12 years ago
My friends Stratfor is a private intelligence agency. I am a low-level subscriber (Some corporate CEOs and world leaders pay up to $100.000 per year for their superb services.) ...

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The Facebook Revolution And Africa
by ohomen171 on 23 Jul 2013   Posted 13 years ago
I first got interested in Zimbabwe when I was a student at Tulane University. My first wife and I befriended a man from Zimbabwe named Mutizwa Chirunga who was ...

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Take The Time To Write A Will!!!
by ohomen171 on 22 Jul 2013   Posted 13 years ago
After work last night, Elena went with me to sign her will and have it witnessed by two next-door neighbors. It is probably the first time in Elena's life ...

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Forty Four Years Ago Today Neil And Buzz Set Foot On The Moon!
by ohomen171 on 19 Jul 2013   11 comments, latest 13 years ago
Forty -four years ago man first set foot on the moon. 1969 was a surreal year. Most of us knew that the wild and liberated 1960's with all of ...

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Nelson Mandela's Birthday #95
by ohomen171 on 17 Jul 2013   Posted 13 years ago
I returned to South Africa in April of 1990. The country I had left in 1981 had been full of apprehension and sure that a sad end would come. ...

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The Verdict In The George Zimmerman Case
by ohomen171 on 14 Jul 2013   201 comments, latest 13 years ago
I felt sad when I saw the verdict in the George Zimmerman case. I shall speak now as one who attended law school but did not graduate. In almost ...

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Gonzalo Lira Says "If You Are A Baby Boomer You Will Go Bankrupt Retiring In Am
by ohomen171 on 15 Jul 2013   Posted 13 years ago
Recently (drum roll, please) I had a tooth removed (cymbal crash!). Unlike us, he's got no worries— he can afford a good gerontologist. But I live in Chile. So ...

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What Women Want From Men
by ohomen171 on 9 Jul 2013   33 comments, latest 13 years ago
For all of you men out there, an older man gave me some wonderful advice as follows:"When a woman starts giving you her complaints, she doesn't want you to ...

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Some Virtues To Being Sick On A Monday
by ohomen171 on 8 Jul 2013   Posted 13 years ago
It was a beautiful day yesterday. I had some stomach problems that left me at home. I used the time to read more of a great book about Joseph ...

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Some Reflections On The SFO Plane Crash
by ohomen171 on 7 Jul 2013   5 comments, latest 13 years ago
In 1970 two Boeing 747's collided on the ground while on the runway at an airport in the Azores. Over 500 people died in this tragedy. It's a miracle ...

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The CNBC Television Show "American Greed-Con men, Scoundrels and Thieves"
by ohomen171 on 7 Jul 2013   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
American Greed-Con Men, Scoundrels and Thieves 7/7/2013 8:34 AM PDT Tags: CNBC, American, Greed American Greed is a great television show that appears almost every night on CNBC. It ...

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Memories Of The BART Strike 16 Years Ago
by ohomen171 on 1 Jul 2013   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
I am sad to see BART on strike here in San Francisco. My mind goes back to the BART strike of 1997-almost 16 years ago. I was so poor ...

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President Obama Signs A Book For Nelson Mandela
by ohomen171 on 30 Jun 2013   2 comments, latest 13 years ago
I saw a beautiful picture this morning. It was a photo of President Obama sitting in Nelson Mandela's private office at the Nelson Mandela Memory Centre in Johannesburg. He ...

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The Novel "The Story Teller"
by ohomen171 on 29 Jun 2013   2 comments, latest 13 years ago
I am reading an incredible novel now called The Story Teller. It is set in a small town in New Hampshire today. A Jewish woman working at a bakery ...

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San Jose Real Estate Lawyer Robs Clients of Over $860,000!
by ohomen171 on 15 Jun 2013   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
In 2010 I hired a lawyer named Daniel Halpern to represent me in a bankruptcy matter concerning a rental unit that I owned in San Jose. Things never worked ...

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Before Deciding To Retire To A Foreign Country Please Do Careful Research
by ohomen171 on 10 Jun 2013   3 comments, latest 13 years ago
Ecuador is on a charm offensive right now. They send out videos of happy and content US citizens who have retired to a small city in Ecuador. We are ...

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Chapala Mexican Restaurant Is No More
by ohomen171 on 9 Jun 2013   Posted 13 years ago
Yesterday I made the sad discovery that a part of my life for the last 14 years is gone for good. Yesterday afternoon I took a nostalgia drive. I ...

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We Lost Robert Kennedy 45 Years Ago Today
by ohomen171 on 5 Jun 2013   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
My dear friends in September of 1996, I got thrown out of a room that I was renting. My wages were so low that I could not afford rent. ...
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