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Monthly Archives: June 2013

US vs UK: 30 degrees of separation

June 29, 2013

It was 96 sweltering degrees when we left Boston on Tuesday, and 66 cool and lovely degrees in London when …

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Father’s Day, 2013: On this spot, 40 years apart, my dad and I . . .

June 17, 2013

My dad was a man of few words;  a brilliant scientist and professor, but in his own head most of …

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The suckiness of having to model good behavior to your kids

June 6, 2013

OK, this is what it was like here in Boston, Mass, over the last weekend.  It’s been bleeping hot, and …

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