Going home for Christmas with just one boot on
I headed out last night in the freezing rain to meet Shannon and a friend, and decided to turn left from a four-lane road in the turning lane instead of cros...
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Fill-in-the-blank form letters
Lately, Shannon’s brother Jan has been talking about the need lobby politicians about issues of concern to him. A noble goal, to be sure. So, among other t...
A cornucopia of photos
I’ve recently been organizing some photos from the past few years, and posting them to flickr. To whet your appetite, here’s a picture of a wedding cake Sh....
Trip to NYC
I’ve recently returned from spending five days in NYC for meetings with colleagues, the people I work with online but only see once a year or so (and in fact...
South Africa admits HIV-AIDS link; French to drive children to drink
South Africa’s health minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, best known in some circles for telling the international AIDS conference in Toronto that HIV is unr...