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\"20100527_016\"With rain bringing the tournament to a standstill, I was able to be offsite for a bit today. Most of the crew prefer to drop their clothes at a wash and fold but for me, if given the time I return to the same quiet laundromat with a pocketful of coins and a good book (with any luck). This time my book was accompanied with some food from the market and a pain au chocolat from the corner bakery next to our hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At the moment I'm reading Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist<\/a> by Michael J Fox. While his struggle is difficult to comprehend, I can relate to the emotions from some of the medical problems I battled with when I was younger. \u00a0The book brings back memories of struggle but for now it's mildly\u00a0therapeutic. \u00a0At the very least it's made the time go by quickly while I wait for my clothes to dry.
\n\"20100527_017\"Later in the evening I made my way to\u00a0Pizza Trionfo La Bedaine<\/a>, a favorite brick oven pizza joint. \u00a0I've been there at least once on each of my four visits to Paris. \u00a0The Savoyarde is a personal favorite but I doubt there's a choice on the menu I wouldn't devour. \u00a0The owner starts to talk to me, asking if I speak\u00a0French. \u00a0The answer of 'no' never seems to slow the French, they continue speaking thinking that since you understood their first question you obviously speak enough of the language. \u00a0After explaining where I'm staying, I missed too many words in the next\u00a0sentence to give a suitable response. \u00a0Of course I try to decrypt and take a stab at an answer.<\/p>\n

Owner -<\/strong> \"[Somthing, something, something<\/em>] France ou Italien?\"<\/p>\n

Me - <\/strong>\"Anglais, eh... moi? \u00a0Je suis des Les \u00c9tats-Unis.\"<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nice try a-hole. \u00a0The owner then pulled out the\u00a0Italian\u00a0bottle of wine he was offering. \u00a0Turns out he was asking if I wanted a free drink and if I preferred an Italian or French wine. \u00a0Oh well, won't be the last stupid response I give. \u00a0Je ne suis pas\u00a0\u00e0 pizza!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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