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the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Toronto, 2014.07.08

I bought some his-and-hers coffee mugs with images of Vladimir Putin for my brother and his wife. Hers says "I wish husband was like Putin". He tells me, "She takes a sip of coffee and looks at my sidelong." Perfect!

Three good things that happened today:

  1. Nearly finished with my dissertation
  2. Avoided the torrential rainstorms that plagued the area today, and cycled home in fine weather
  3. The burger I ate for lunch was damn near perfect

rand()m quote

Selfish leaders increase risk by placing themselves first. It's a fundamental mistake to assume that what is good for us personally is mutually exclusive to what is good for everyone. That kind of zero-sum game is for cowards, and in the end, we all pay the price for this type of latent, toxic leadership.

—Col. Eric G. Kail