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🏆 FIFA World Cup 2026 — Daily Recap
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe United States opened its 2026 World Cup campaign with an impressive victory, while Brazil struggled to meet expectations in a hard-fought draw against Morocco. This analysis looks beyond the scores to examine what each performance revealed, where both teams need to improve, and why early World Cup results rarely tell the…
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Part 16 – The Long Way Home: A Final Look Back
Reading Time: 2 minutesLooking back at a long career. what does it mean to reach the end of the working journey.
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World Cup 2026 Daily Recap — Saturday, June 13Yesterday’s Results (Friday, June 12)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWho will win the world cup. Check out the daily updates.
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Only in Brazil: The Traveling Singing Junk Man
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the US, junk removal is purely transactional. In Brazil, it comes with a live soundtrack. Discover the charm of the singing junk man.
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An American in Brazil Learns Why the World Cup Matters
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe world cup is here. Do you know the history of the sport and the culture it has in Brazil?
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The Return of Rio’s Blue-and-Yellow Macaws: Back After More Than 200 Years
Reading Time: 5 minutesFor more than 200 years, blue-and-yellow macaws were missing from Rio de Janeiro. Discover how deforestation and wildlife trafficking drove these iconic birds from the Atlantic Forest, and how an ambitious conservation project is bringing them back to Tijuca National Park.
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Part 15 The End – Retirement
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe End – Retirement Believe it or not, I was the one who had to convince my wife to move back to Brazil. It wasn’t that she didn’t love it there; the concern was more about job opportunities for our son and the usual safety worries. I was 62 and could take…
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Retirement and Identity: What Nobody Tells You About Life After Work
Reading Time: 6 minutesAfter one full year of retirement, I reflect on the psychological side of leaving work behind after 40 years. A personal essay about identity, purpose, routine, solitude, productivity, aging, and learning how to live when your value is no longer measured by work alone.
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Part 14 – The Move To Florida
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Move To Florida Since this is my career journey to retirement, I can’t leave out personal life events that are part of the story. In 2013, I got divorced. By 2014, I met someone online, one of the benefits of the internet. I had recently asked my boss if I could…