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El Conde Rip Van Winker

About Me

Me gusta comer pitufos, duendes, y Oompah Loopahs todos los dias para desayunoI will always look at your travel pics, and I love a good story.

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Gerald Ensley: How about opening the country club's door a little wider? By Gerald Ensley " DEMOCRAT SENIOR WRITER " July 5, 2008 We're all "acceptable people." Have b...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:25:00 GMT

This makes no sense

Mockingbirds are the bitches of the bird kingdom. Bluejays could take them down, but mockingbirds have strength in numbers. They fly around like cranky old cats, just annoyed at the world.It rained on...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 22:21:00 GMT

$175 burger: you want gold with that?

$175 burger: you want gold with that? ...
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Erik, A Person

Not even sure where to start. I haven't written much in the past year. Up and down and left and right. Stuff happened that most people wouldn't care to hear about, or would be too sick of to hear more...
Posted by on Sun, 04 May 2008 01:34:00 GMT

New & Old

I have a new apartment, which is next door to my old apartment. I have a new job which is around the corner from the newest restaurant of the "chain" I just quit. I have a new roommate, who lived next...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:26:00 GMT

time out

It's hot and humid here in London, and it feels like Tallahassee is right around the corner. I'm looking forward to swimming in freezing cold water, and taking a canoe down one of the many rivers, see...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 15:29:00 GMT

I'm so excited and I just can't hide it

So Brian and Max and I are riding around London in a bus. We're sitting on the top level, because this is one of those sexy double-decker buses that everybody knows about, and the view is better than ...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 03:00:00 GMT

Poor little Montenegro!

Montenegro votes for independence, Spain negotiates with ETA, the NYSE is attempting to merge with one of the largest European stock markets, and I find myself alone for hours at a hilltop park in Mad...
Posted by on Tue, 23 May 2006 08:15:00 GMT

A new home, a new life

Well, Valencia is over. If all went well, and I think it did, then I now have my BA in International Affairs. Days of goodbyes are over. Today I took a train from Valencia to Madrid. Now, I am caring ...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 13:29:00 GMT

Comments on an e-mail from Lamon

Lamon brought a few good talking points that I thought would be good for a blog: 1) The Pitaria: I thought I had found the world's best falafel, and have been going to this place quite often. For your...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:40:00 GMT