Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Cuba

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Good call by President Obama. This is the kind of game changing we were expecting in 2008. I've often thought, though, that when this da...
Monday, December 01, 2014

Today is World AIDS Day

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Seven years ago this day I received a letter from the Peace Corps inviting me to spend two years in Botswana. What a long strange journey it...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Ferguson, MO

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I don't know what happened there. And neither do you.
Friday, November 21, 2014

Immigration

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If you are willing to cross the desert southwest, risking armed confrontation, untrustworthy guides, thirst, starvation and death to work in...
Sunday, November 02, 2014

The Swing Through Medina

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On our way back from Mada'in Saleh to Jeddah we stopped in Madinah. Visited a couple mosques which are famous in Islam. Both places we w...

Mada'in Saleh

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UNESCO World Heritage site #110 for me. Like Petra, a much more famous site in Jordan, Mada'in Saleh features many funuraria carved into...

Al 'Ulá, Saudi Arabia

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Mark Schroeder and I, having finished our latest recruitment trek of the Middle East, drove north of Jeddah to visit the UNESCO World Herita...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

A Matter of Faith

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So I'm told there are approximately  6,000 religions in the world.  Adherents of each  believe pretty much  fervently and whole-heartedl...
Monday, October 20, 2014

Poster Seen at GEMS Academy, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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I've got this. Eventually I'll get to the point where I do absolutely nothing to perfection. I will have achieved Nirvana.
Friday, October 17, 2014

Leaving Morocco

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On to Dubai today. I like Morocco. Every time I'm here it reminds me of an old 50s TV show, "Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Fearbola

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A month ago the threat was ISIS sneaking across the Mexican border. That "imminent threat" no longer  gets much airplay. What will...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

How Capitalism Works

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Woodrow Wilson, then President of Princeton University, wrote this in 1907: "Since trade ignores national boundaries and the manufactur...
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Friday, October 03, 2014

And Another Thing I Don't Understand...

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Why do people care about college sports? I'm talking football here. Maybe basketball too. Yeah, definitely basketball. March Madness you...
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Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Should I Get This?

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I see it on my Facebook feed. Being as I'm a nut for T-shirts I'm sorely tempted. The state outline should have the state flag thoug...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Ten Years

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That day is always there. That bad, horrible worst day. The intense, exquisite pain has faded. But the dull ache never leaves. Like a rock I...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

This HAS to be True!

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Stuff like this you can't just make up. And I'm not talking about the 174 mph sneeze. That's clearly bogus.
Saturday, September 13, 2014

This is My Wish

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I don't ask for much. A warm, dry place to sleep. Decent food, nothing fancy. Don't need a car. No TV. Rarely go to movies. Let'...
Tuesday, September 09, 2014

The iphone6 is out!

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There should be an official psychological disorder named for anyone who gets his or her panties in a bunch over the release of yet another A...
Tuesday, September 02, 2014

The World as I See It

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Anyone who is wealthier than me is a lying, thieving, conniving rat who abuses the system for his own I'll-gotten gain. Anyone poorer th...
Monday, September 01, 2014

How to Build Brand Loyalty (or Some Days It's Good to be King!)

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Yesterday I flew across America. On my way to the airport my Hertz rental car died. Check Engine Light came on. Power steering went kablooey...
Monday, August 25, 2014

Brave New World, Part 794b

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Those of you who know me will agree I'm a straight guy. Old fool from the old school. I like women (as a general rule. I'm not crazy...
Saturday, August 23, 2014

Here's Something To Think About

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My late wife Jan's uncle Joe Topolosky was a bombardier in this B-17 during World War II. On May 29,1944 they were on a mission over Ger...