Month: July 2013

Sexting is The New Twinkie Sex

Sexting is (for those who might have been in a coma ) sending sexually charged messages and photos from one virtual screen to another, on a cell phone.  Twinkie sex is my own word for cheap thrills sex, be it sexting, casual sex or cybersex. I like using the word “twinkie” because Twinkies are junk food, …

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Hôtel Dieu ; Oldest Hospital in Paris Threatened With Scandalous Changes

Hôtel Dieu has been in existence since 651, making it the oldest hospital in the city and one of the oldest in Europe. Recently there has been threats to close down the emergency room and hospital wards and turn it into a day surgical center, which has provoked a tremendous opposition from the medical community …

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France Welcomes Bare Breasts Femen Protestor

France has offered a safe harbor to bare beasts, at least those belonging to Inna Shevchenko, who comes from Kiev, Ukraine. Inna, aged 23, is one of the cofounders of Femen, which was started in 2008, in her native country to protest various feminist causes. For those unaware of Femen, they are a group of …

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Benefits of Getting Away and Even Coming Home

My most recent travel to the Adriatic coasts and Ionian islands of Greece, generated again my feelings about the many benefits of traveling. Obviously all getting away involves at some time coming home! In the past, getting away was always more exciting than coming home, not that home did not have its own proper attributes. …

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Weekend Frenzy of Tropical Dancers Plus More

The summer sun finally arrived in Paris after a very long absence. Surprisingly hot temperatures(for Paris) have replaced the cool drizzly days that seemly lingered on since winter. Firing it up the most last Saturday was the feverishly wild and dazzling music of the Carnival Tropical parade. Actually, this past weekend was one of those …

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Louisiana Purchase Announced on July 4th 1803

Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president of the United States of America, announced on July the 4th, 1803 to the American public, that their country had just about doubled in size due to the Louisiana Purchase. Of course the residents, living in that vast swath of land west of the entire Mississippi river did not even …

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Blog en Petit Pause

Just a quick notice that the blog has been on a little pause this week, but promises  to resume next week from July the 4 th.    I am in the midst of chasing sunshine and new adventures on the Adriatic coast of Croatia, Montenegro and the western islands of Greece; Corfu and  Cefonlania. After …

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