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As there is no way to recover from the previous post, allow me a slow restart by listing some of the a-typical things done this week :
Ate more chocolate than during the last five years
Drove the car more than during the rest of the year (minus vacations)
Didn't do any bicycle exercise
Only checked email in the morning (at best)
Didn't do any math (apart from helping PseudonymousDaughter2)
Didn't go in to university at all
Drank even more coffee than usual
Regardless, felt exhausted every evening
Did far less web-surfing (but managed to find this on academic blogging)
Cooked fast and way too cholestorol-rich meals
Ate even more chocolates …
Fortunately, the semester (and teaching) starts tomorrow!
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