JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

an experimental piece I wrote last night….

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The other night, I crashed a hard drive for the first time. Hoping to add a picture to a post before heading to bed, I opened the camera and took out the disk. But after a long day my left arm ached, my fingers failed to catch it and the disk dropped onto the floor. […]

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Long overdue, I finally found the time today to stop by the island sports store and buy a new pair of running shoes. I’m always amazed at how much they cost. So I put it off until I’m paying another price: pain in my knees. To think that I have to spend three figures to […]

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Geld oder Leben? Guys in middle school German class would goof around and pretend to rob each other, pointing index fingers to chests as mock guns, declaring “Geld oder Leben?” (Your) money or (your) life? That doesn’t happen any more at my alma mater. Years ago German class got cancelled, replaced by Chinese. I understand […]

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I’ll try not to complain the next time the girls get sick: Jacob links to a study that discovered Early common infections may play a protective role in the aetiology of childhood leukaemia. Also of note – children of 4 or below in the birth order was associated with increased risk, while asthma seemed to […]

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