A Swiss Chocolate

Many years ago, a Swiss pilgrim arrived at a monastery and asked for lodging. After spending a few days at the monastery, he continued on

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The brick throw

A ten-year-old boy was standing on the side of the road, trying to wave down the cars that passed by to get them to stop.

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A Portuguese story

A Portuguese novel written around the XVIth century tells the story of a Portuguese man who went to new India, to make money.  A few

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Biosphere 2

University of Arizona Biosphere 2 is an American Earth system science research facility located in Oracle, Arizona. Originally it was constructed to see the viability

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Dialoguing with my dog

Not long ago, in an interview on the subject of dialogue, a woman said: “Dialogue is good; nowadays, what’s missing is dialogue.” Shortly after, when

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Thinking of my neighbor

It is said that when Javier de Winthuyssen’s father (a painter and garden designer), had to paint his house, he always asked the person who

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