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The greedy man pays twice

Day 109 of 1000 (212.8 lbs.) Stepan and I continue to talk in the mornings when we arrive at work.  I am going to miss that a lot when I switch jobs next week.  He told me another Russian proverb … Continue reading

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Stepan tells a little of his story

Stepan stopped by my desk again and told me a little story about his great grandfather, Nikolai, who was originally from the Ukraine.  Nikolai was a successful, small family farmer.  So successful, it turns out, that In the 1930′s, Stalin’s … Continue reading

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Stepan on maturity

My Russian buddy Stepan and I discussed maturity this morning over coffee.  I told him Grandpa Lauro’s maxim that, with boys, the blood doesn’t ever really start getting to the brain until about age 30. Stepan laughed and said, “We … Continue reading

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Stepan’s theories on the space shuttle

Stepan, my Russian, chemist friend and I got into one of those discussions common to rooms full of engineers: the relative benefits of the different ways to go into space.  He has a very interesting theory.  The mundane part is … Continue reading

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Homeschool and why Stepan never asks “How are you doing?”

Day 106 of 1000 (214.1 lbs.) I have talked previously spoken about my buddy Stepan from Russia here and here.  Stepan has a family to whom he is very devoted.  He is very interested in assuring his two little girls … Continue reading

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