I want my sleep back!

It’s amazing how little sleep you can function on when you have no choice. As a new father, I’ve repeatedly astounded myself by sleeping less than I’ve ever slept in my life, even worse than when I was working my tail off as a lawyer. The problem is not just the lack of sleep —
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True Blood vs The Vampire Diaries

Thanks to Twilight, vampire books and TV series are everywhere now (well, they’ve always been around, but are finally being noticed). I recently finished watching Season 2 of HBO’s True Blood, and I am up-to-date with Season 1 of CW’s The Vampire Diaries (13 eps). So which is better? (to read the verdict, click on ‘more…’) It’s hard
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See Athens in 2 Days!

Update: new pictures added! The Parthenon at the Acropolis! When I told my friends I was heading to Greece for a week and that I had allocated 2 full days for its capital, Athens, the response I got was not overly enthusiastic. They told me there wasn’t all that much to do, and a single
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Book Review: “The White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga

I’ll get this out of the way from the outset: The White Tiger is the best novel I have read in years. Not one of the best. The best. It’s been a long time since I’ve read a piece of fiction so addictive that I tried to read it every chance I had, to the point
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