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Thursday, April 19th, 2012
We're getting down to the final details for The Drowned Cities tour of 2012. Between May 1 and May 13, I'm on the road. This is a list of public events that I'll be doing in the environs of Denver, Boulder, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, and Washington DC.
2012 Tour Schedule
Tuesday, ...
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
Interesting bit from the Land of Smiles. The Thais revere their royalty, and back it up with serious punishments. It highlights an interesting conflict between local values and identity vs. liberal democratic values such as free speech.
The realistic perspective is to observe that when you enter a country, ...
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Monday, December 29th, 2008
I'm going through the photos of the trip, mostly wedding photos and family stuff, but this was a funny moment in Ranchi. We got shaken down by an elephant on the outskirts of the city.
Through the windshield:
Looking over the roof of the SUV:
He blocked the SUV, and wouldn't let us ...
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Friday, November 28th, 2008
I'm going to be in India for the next three weeks, visiting relatives in Kolkata, Ranchi, and Mumbai. Probably checking email sporadically. And yes, I am feeling a little hesitant about this. We stopped watching CNN yesterday because it just fires up lizard-brain panic functions that aren't really relevant to ...
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
I keep wanting to say something more, and then I have to stop myself. From AP:
Britain faces sperm shortage, calls for donors.
Britain is facing a sperm donor shortage after reversing confidentiality laws and limiting the number of women who can use sperm from one donor, fertility experts warned Wednesday...
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Cadbury is recalling chocolate made in their Beijing factory because it's laced with melamine. I used to eat that chocolate all the time when I lived in Beijing. Mmmm. Yummy.
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
I've got a friend who moved from our little podunk rural town of Paonia, to the big bad city of Baltimore.
For a taste of his current life, he pointed me to this gem, The Baltimore Crime Blog. If anything, it seems that The Wire is one of those ...
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Friday, May 25th, 2007
Where you can go and see lots of creationists!
I like how they use dinosaurs to sell themselves. Click on the lobby in the walkthrough and you get:
Imagine soaring cypress trees, the sounds of waterfalls and children playing with dinosaurs! What other surprises await?
Um. Yeah.
And don't forget this little ...
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Thursday, May 10th, 2007
I'm in New York City for the Nebula Awards and James Gunn's induction into SF Grand-Masterdom. Check it out, this is the view from my friend Doug's apartment. It's so high...
Pretty nifty, huh? I feel like I clicked my heels and teleported out of Kansas. Right now, ...
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Sunday, March 4th, 2007
So, a couple more images from Thailand and Laos, from my recent trip.
A pretty one:
A tasty one:
A heavenly one:
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