I've been in Germany about six months now and I thought I would take a moment or two to write about my experiences with the German Medical system. In my previous employments I was either under American insurance and being seen by American doctors or I was under military care
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And a quote about the man who inspired it that is worth remembering: In other words: somebody handed Andrew Breitbart a piece of video that purported to depict a government official as a confessed anti-white racist. Breitbart so strongly felt that the video made a "legitimate point" that he
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Andrew Breitbart is dead. I really have nothing to say-save for the fact that no one should have to die-at 43, 63 or 83. Condolences should go out to his family-which if one will notice, a lot of his most ardent opponents are extending. Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs
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Till Easter. I'm still trying to figure out what to give up. One thing I know I won't give up……… And speaking of sex-here is the Best Head Line EVER! http://weldbham.com/secondfront/2012/02/24/poll-santorum-comes-from-behind-in-alabama-three-way/
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Becasue right now my spoken German sucks-although it is getting better, primarily because the S.O. has just simply refused to make an effort to learn the language-which makes me the designated translator. Fortunately for me-I can read it fairly well and with each passing day more words come back to
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The folks over at Foreign Policy Magazine have a pretty interesting article up-pointing out that in a lot of ways, the current situation Vis a Vis Iran is similar to that which John Adams faced: A foreign power creating headaches for American policy and a distinct segment of the US
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Of Istanbul. These were taken during our cruise on the Bosphorus on Sunday. In this one-someone has money: This is the old fort that guarded the entrance from the Mamara Sea: The view of a fort near the second bridge North of Istanbul: Literally Hundreds of ships transit the straits
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Istanbul was an intriguing city. On the one hand – you can see just about all the “touristy” stuff in about five days. On the other hand – it had all the marks of a city you could hunker down in and ” prowl” for a couple of weeks or
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Also known as-Why Mark Steyn sucks. Phib presumes to lecture me on what issues are really about-sadly I missed most of his lecture because I was having a good time over the weekend-sightseeing and practicing not procreative sex with the S.O. In a recent post, he asserted that he was tired
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Long day today and dog tired. Not sure why since we spent a few hours here:
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