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“A German’s Biggest Nightmare”

So as you might know, I have been trying this Keto diet. One of the things I’m REALLY missing is pizza and beer. And I’m talking about the good stuff: A homemade prosciutto pizza with arugula paired with a German Hefeweizen! That is life! Unfortunately, in order to stick with my 25g per day limit


Worried About Getting Assigned

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Worried About Getting Assigned? Wheel Strategy Options Tips

    As much confidence as I have in The Wheel Strategy, I am always slightly worried about getting assigned. Therefore, this article will explain the steps you can take to avoid getting assigned and what to do in the specific situation that you do get assigned shares. Steps for Trading The Wheel Strategy When


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I’m shipping up to Boston!

Right now, my daughter Vivian and I are visiting her brother Julius in Boston. And yesterday, we watch him racing on the Charles River. When it was his time for a break, they both watched the other sailors and discussed racing strategies. So cool! After watching several races, Vivian and I got hungry and decided


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Yesterday, I was grumpy – VERY grumpy!

As I’m writing this, it’s Friday evening. I’m 37,000 feet in the air, traveling with my daughter Vivian from Austin to Boston. Over the next few days, we will visit my son Julius, who is going to college in Cambridge. Then, on Monday, we will head to Dartmouth College for a campus tour. We just


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How to turn a bad situation into a good one.

Ok, I admit it: I’m a weirdo! Because I like rain. And no, I’m not THAT weird that I’m dancing in the rain: But here’s the deal: When I was living in Germany, I didn’t like rain – at all! Because in Germany, it’s that “never-ending” kind of rain. It’s the kind of rain that


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The Midnight Scooper

I love eating ice cream – especially hot fudge sundaes – but I don’t like scooping it. When you take the ice cream out of the freezer, it’s always so hard, and when I’m using an ice cream scooper it always feels like the ice cream is jumping out of the box, over my shoulder