I just returned from a conference in Granada Spain on Stellar Pulsation, I took some pictures that you can see here. The conference was very interesting, discussing almost all aspects of pulsating variable stars, the city was amazing, with clear skies and 30 degree heat and no, absolutely no humidity. The only problem was getting there.
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Well, a month ago, I decided it was time to try to save a little money and live healthier... maybe only a little bit healthier. See the past post. The goal was to make a thermos of coffee every weekday morning instead of buying cups of coffee elsewhere. The cost of brewing coffee at home is less than 8€ for the month. On the weekends, I limited myself to one trip to the coffee shop spending about 3€. So for the month of August, I spent about 15€, at most, on coffee out. This is a dramatic difference from my previous habit of spending more than 50€ on coffee every month. Thus, I managed to cut my coffee expenses by 50% and there is still some room for improvement.
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