Now that’s what I call a happy dance
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Rediscover Lisbon- Lonely Planet’s July Magazine Issue features my fair city.
Freighter Boat, Rio Tejo, Lisboa, Portugal
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The Risks of Parenting While Plugged In- NYTimes -
“There’s something that’s so engrossing about the kind of interactions people do with screens that they wall out the world,” she said. “I’ve talked to children who try to get their parents to stop texting while driving and they get resistance, ‘Oh, just one, just one more quick one, honey.’ It’s like ‘one more drink.’ ”
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“If increased use of technology encroaches on the time that well-to-do families spend communicating with their children, some could become the victims of successes originally thought to help them.”
My orchestra’s newest recording. You can now find me on itunes!
The 25 de Abril Bridge (Ponte 25 de Abril “25th of April Bridge” is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left (south) bank of the Tejo river. Because of its similar coloring, it is often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. In fact, it was built by the same company (American Bridge Company) that constructed the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and not the Golden Gate, also explaining its similarity in design. Until 1974, the bridge was named Salazar Bridge (Ponte Salazar). (Wikipedia)
“A baby pudu is shown here at Woodland Park Zoo. Pudus are the world’s smallest deer species. (Photo credit: Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo)”
Found on the Seattle PI site.
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