January 2008
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Resolutions for 2008
Goals for 2008: Health/Environment: Try a new diet for first 3 months of the year. No alcohol, and eat beef or pork once per week each Running: Qualify for WS100 2009 by running a 50 mile race Running: Marathon in less than 3 hours Running: Mile in less than 5 minutes Learning: Play bass or trumpet at least once per week. Or go see live music during the week Creating: Write a blog post...
Quick notes from France
French people eat well at home. Much better than the food in the typical tourist restaurants. Supermarkets have excellent tasting cheese, fruits, and vegetables. Patiesseries compete on quality of their breads and pastries. Prices for food bought at stores are quire reasonable, in some cases due to price ceilings, eg. for baguettes. In the last 2 years, a new market called Picard installed many...