Five Ways to Unplug on a Budget |
When it comes to getting unplugged, the current recession provides just one more excuse for all those techno-addicted people out there: I cant afford to go on vacation, now of all times! Allow me...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 18:58:00 GMT |
Beware of Dog |
Italy, 1978 Nancy, run down to the corner and pick up some eggs&Nancy??? I hold my breath, hoping my mother will think Im not home, and will go herself. I hate to go down to the old ladys home. ...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:59:00 GMT |
Who Killed Capitalism? |
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I stand before you today to seek justice for a brutal crime: the premature death of free market capitalism. Only when we can acknowledge the crime and appropriately...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:45:00 GMT |
Don't Hate Them Because They're Beautiful... |
Pop quiz: what dog-like animal is primarily a scavenger, and was once thought to be hermaphroditic? If you answered Hyena, give yourself a gold star&but then pay close attention, because like ma...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:11:00 GMT |
Technological Lemmings and Survival of the Fittest |
Those of you running around with Bluetooth headsets clamped to your ears or Blackberries" permanently glued to your fingertips take heed: Mother Nature may be purposely killing you off. Whether or no...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:09:00 GMT |
At the Waterhole: The Myth of the "Ugly American" |
Having been raised on multiple continents, I grew up both hating stereotypes and believing them. While growing up overseas, I often heard, You cant be part American, youre not blond! Or, after I ...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:51:00 GMT |
The Restaurant |
I suppose the karmic flow for tonights event began last January, when I agreed to perform some pro-bono translation work for a friend of a friend. Richard was pursuing obtaining his Italian citizens...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:51:00 GMT |
Emerging from the Jaws of the Hippo |
No-one in my family is quite sure how the belief originated: that I would meet my death between the jaws of a hippo. Perhaps it was during my first foray into the wilds of Africa in 2003, when I joi...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:29:00 GMT |
Repeat After Me: Yes, Thank You! |
I was standing in line at the post office last week, waiting to mail a package to my brother in Turkey. Since it's a small rural post office, there was only one person behind the counter, and a ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:45:00 GMT |
100 Miles for 15 Seconds |
There aren't very many people I would drive 100 miles to meet. Thanks to my dad's previous career and my own social circle when I lived in the DC area, I've met many famous people: ambassa...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:12:00 GMT |
