My first reaction was to go nuts, then I made my way to the boys on the field to congratulate them.

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It is with this New Yorker attitude that I approached my first trip to LA. I grew exasperated at the endless driving, pretended not to envy the unwavering 70 degree weather and one night in Hollywood I purposely snubbed John Cho (co-star of Harold and Kumar go to White Castle), when I nearly bowled him over on my way to the bar.

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Now I can live anywhere, or go anywhere, and listen to my music the way I want to, all on my iPhone.

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Not a vague, wishy-washy notion that I should "get in shape, " maybe "eat better" or possibly "go on a diet, " but rather a specific long-term plan to enhance my wellness in a way that would not only stick, but fit within the parameters of my busy life as a full-time lawyer, husband and father of four small children.

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The next day I realised my way forward was to hitch a ride in a car that was already booked to go on a ferry.

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"There is a deadlock on this, and the only way to break that stalemate, in my view, is to go to the parliament ... and then to resolve this issue, whether it would be him or somebody else, or to nominate some other people from the United Iraqi Alliance, " he said.

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