Erik’s Blog

On Wednesday, we hopped in the car and headed for the border, arriving two hours later in Biarritz.
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On Monday night, we had a Spanish (Galician, really) delicacy called "pulpo" ("octopus"). Despite being told many times, my parents were still kind of surprised that, yes, it really was a real octopus.
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On Sunday, my parents and Marga’s parents went to Laredo to see the sights.
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We’re having a big in-law-fest(-tation) here in Spain. Both Marga’s parents and my parents slept at our house last night. We spent Saturday in Bilbao and saw a bullfight.
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A shipment of parental units arrived yesterday. Along with some American contraband (my precious peanut butter!!!).
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How many times have you heard someone say, “Moderation in all things“, “Take everything in moderation”, or “X is fine, but in moderation”? Replace X with anything you like: food, alcohol, exercise, sleep, etc. I will now prove to you why this statement is completely meaningless.
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(besides a name that doesn’t sound like they only sell music…)
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Are you an atheist?
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We’ve returned from our week in Extremadura. This year was shorter (we usually go for a fortnight) and more inactive due to inclement weather. There were three days in a row of temperatures in the 60s and low 70s when normal temperatures don’t drop below about 85. Plus, we went the week after the town’s festival this year, so everyone else was either gone already or tired of partying.
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Good news and bad news. The bad news is that there won’t be any blog entries for a week. The good news is that there should be some interesting pictures to post when I get back!
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