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Beijing on a smoggy day

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I have been following James Fallows’ coverage of the Olympics with interest, specifically because he has been focused on the air pollution that plagues Beijing. It is unfathomable that a city would put its people at risk by having air quality so bad that it has to take such drastic steps as […]

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Just Shelley

Planning your own EOL

This week I’m updating my will, which hasn’t been updated since I was married (I’m now divorced). Updating one’s will is never a fun task, but it is essential if you don’t want to leave a mess behind after you die. More importantly, you may not always want everything you own go to Nearest Next […]