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Wired for altruism
The WP has a great story on researching human's altruistic nature called If It Feels Good to Be Good, It Might Be Only Natural . When we give, it activates a primitive part of the brain that usually l…
Pisa, Italy
Photo album of Pisa, Italy March 30, 2007 Our travel plans hadn't included Pisa at all. Three and a half weeks only takes you so many places. But our travel ended up taking us through the city on our …
Firenze Florence
Photo album of Florence/Firenze, Italy. March 28-30, 2007 Florence is an amazing city. Of course the art collection is the main draw, but the city itself is also wonderful. The view from Piazzale Mich…
Each of us tosses about 185 pounds of plastic per year
How's your day going? Need a downer? Though not really news, this article sums up the situation quickly: " Our oceans are turning into plastic...are we? A vast swath of the Pacific, twice the size of …
Rome and Vatican
March 24-27, 2007 I'm not equipped to write much about Rome that hasn't already been said. It is a gorgeous place, and well worth a visit. Go grab a cone of chestnuts and gawk at the city. Photo album…
Barcelona, Spain
Photo album of St Josep Market, Barcelona, Spain Photo album of Gaudí's Barcelona, Spain Photo album of Barcelona, Spain March 22-24, 2007 Early in the morning we pile into the car and head north from…
Lazy...
Perhaps it is a simple case of too many projects and not enough after work energy. Spring weather? Netflix and documentary overdose? Maybe. Maybe I'm just lazy. Either way, I've been taking a bit of a…
Morella and Tarragona, Spain
March 21, 2007 Photos of Morella, Spain After visiting Peñíscola , we headed inland on some secondary roads to Morella. The winding roads brought us high into the hills. It was 15C on the coast, but 4…
Peñíscola, Spain
March 20 & 21, 2007 Photos of Peñíscola, Spain After our mountain drive we headed up the coast for Peñíscola. Yes, Colan has run through every possible combination of joke on that one. We probably sho…
CV-20 to Montanejos, Spain
March 20th, 2007 Photos of CV-20 to Montanejos, Spain We all wanted to see some of the coast from Valencia to Barcelona, and the only way to do that was to rent a car. Herz was nearby, and we picked u…