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Hi, I'm Marc. I live in Jakarta, Indonesia, with my lovely wife and our two crazy cats.

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Cancer Bad to Cancer Worse

The latest on my cancer battle over the last three weeks.

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My Cancer Battle Ramps Up

Updates on my cancer fight for the last two weeks.

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The Brain Cancer Post

Sorry, this will be a long and somewhat emotional ride.

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An Amazing Meal

Last night, the universe gave me a moment of pure delight when I wasn't expecting one. I am grateful.

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Seeing this from my hotel room window in Singapore made me smile!

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Medical Updates #2

I'm back with an update to my previous posts about my medical situation.

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Francisca and I got to go backstage while Weezer was performing tonight at Soundrenaline in Jakarta. They were excellent.

Rivers Cuomo also spoke Indonesian quite well during the concert. I briefly complimented him in Indonesian after and he immediately thanked me in Indonesian. Impressive person on so many levels.

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Medical Updates

Since my original post about my weird medical issue, I have some updates to share.

Since my original post about my weird medical issue, I have some updates to share.

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My Incredibly Weird Medical Issue

I'm 48 and have generally been a healthy person. I don't deal well with discomfort or medical issues. So, apologies that I'm being indulgent

I'm 48 and have generally been a healthy person. I don't deal well with discomfort or medical issues. So, apologies that I'm being indulgent with this blog post. I'm grappling with a new, weird medical situation, and writing about it is therapeutic for me.

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Democrats’ Perception Problem

We must change the flawed perception of Biden and Congressional Democrats before the critical mid-term elections.

Some thoughts about the flawed perception of Democrats heading into the mid-terms.

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A National Abortion Rights Law that Can Pass the Senate

We need an achievable solution that preserves abortion rights as much as possible in all states of Union.

We need an achievable solution that preserves abortion rights as much as possible in all states of Union.

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Concerns About Apple’s On-Device Image Fingerprint Scanning

Is there a real justification for turning every iPhone and iPad in America into an on-device CSAM fingerprint scanner?

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Let’s Make a Green Deal

Progress is still possible even with a divided government.

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My Joe Biden Story

A brief, long-ago moment with Joe Biden that speaks to who he is as person.

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Evaluating Apple One

Should you take a bite of this Apple?

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COVID-19 has shredded many of our routines. You may need to make some new ones.

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Good, bad, and interesting things about self-publishing my novella.