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Washington DC: A Review

כ״ב במרחשון ה׳תשע״א (Saturday 30 October 2010)

I’ve been to Washington DC a few times in the past, and I never exactly enjoyed it, but I always felt that it had some charm. On this trip, I saw none of that charm. The nicest people in DC are apparently the bums who reside in the public parks. They attempted to engage me [...]

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Paris: A Review

י״ט במרחשון ה׳תשע״א (Wednesday 27 October 2010)

I recently had to spend some time in Paris on business. It was not something I did eagerly, but I was pleasantly surprised. The people were almost uniformly helpful and friendly, they all spoke to me in English. I did not even try to pretend that I could say something in French. Everyone smoked. Their [...]

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Rules: Apartment Interviewing

י״ח בכסלו ה׳תש״ע (Saturday 5 December 2009)

My roommate moved out a couple weeks ago, so I’ve been compelled to advertise her room and interview candidates to replace her. It’s been a nightmare process and consequently I’m bringing you some guidelines for interviewing to move into an apartment as a new roommate: Don’t be proud to be unemployed. I don’t necessarily fault [...]

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