2006
JanuaryJanuary 1 - Two-thousand-five. Year in review. I wish I could say this has been a great year. Or a challenging year. Or a year...January 5 - Bangalore. Day 2. Oh. My. Goodness. I'm rather terrified, actually. What have I gotten...January 5 - Document Soup has a bad aftertaste Of course, one is always careful not to drop one's laptop. Even if one has a...January 5 - Parikrma. Day 2. The angst factor is greatly reduced. In fact, I now feel quite at home in Bangalore....January 9 - Rickshaws and a Maharaja Chicken Mac Note to self: buy a screwdriver before going home. Right. January 11 - I Love Steak Having spent the last month of my life eating unbelieveably tasty but primarily...January 12 - Aronofsky Soon To Be a Daddy! Every once in a while, a little piece of information (or a new trailer)...January 14 - New Photos from India I've uploaded some photos from my first week in India. The photos...January 16 - Updated Phone Number Actually... my phone number hasn't changed. I just figured out what you need...January 19 - Is that BRITNEY SPEARS on the radio? I love chai tea. Three times a day. At least. I love buying food on...January 22 - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar I attended recently an inter-faith dialog on topic of "the concept of God in...January 25 - BRING IT ON, SPAMMER PUNKS! Indian money makes me happy. Or, rather-- lest you think I've sunk to the depths...January 26 - Gender Construction And now I begin to understand: it's not just that the gender roles are different...January 27 - News Flash Look, I'm going to make this perfectly clear: I don't believe in terrorists....January 28 - Ugly Times and Drastic Measures I blame Google's new blog search (http://blogsearch.google.com/)...FebruaryFebruary 9 - Don't Read This. I realize that I'm overdue for a post. But, for once, I'm rather at a loss. So...February 12 - Taking back the streets I can now cross "get hit by a car" off my list of things to do before I die.February 15 - Smile more. Make anger expensive. The lappy is, officially, dead (see: doesn't turn on). Again. =) Some...February 16 - VX2 or something painfully like it Well, to a lay person, there may not seem like much different between dir *.dll...February 18 - I'm working on a new feature for the blog, at present, that will automatically...February 19 - About Bangkok I realized, just last week, that my problem with Bangkok (or Thammasat, rather)...February 19 - From Singapore Did I mention how much I love Singapore? It's... what? It's like... an...February 24 - An atypical post Heh. I don't usually post this sort of thing, but this made me laugh. A lot:February 25 - Good News Thai...February 25 - Bad News Link: February 27 - Welcome Home Well, for those of you know don't know-- I'm back. Well, no, check that-- I'm...MarchMarch 5 - Academy Awards Results I've given up on the Academy-- or on democracy, rather. With the exception of...March 6 - Hustle and Flow (2 out of 5 stars) Mini review: (2 out of 5 stars) Hustle and Flow is an insult to the...March 11 - overdue so, I deliver pizzas. Or, more accurately, I drive around listening to music,...March 16 - buy africa i spend my days thinking of inventive new ways of making myself look good on...March 20 - 8 Inches! (and counting!) March 21 - Worth a laugh Much to my shame, Chester (my father's English Setter) has more musical ability...March 22 - Consumer-class consciousness Ok, let's keep going: I don't believe that prayer can change the world.March 23 - glimpses of the rockies glimpses of home ...March 25 - an expression of unrest the days are fine. plenty of sunshine. plenty of things to do. three jobs now....March 26 - they mountains the days the wind blow extra hard the mountains look extra blue March 31 - year to date It rained, yesterday. For two hours, it rained. Not a monsoon rain, you. Not...AprilApril 9 - Jenny and Tory For those of you who don't already know (and are, for some reason, interested,...April 10 - her room of lights Apparently, I was supposed to register for classes ... like last Tuesday. Oops....April 17 - Chapter 19 After our early dinner, I strolled out alone. .. As I passed the church, I felt...April 24 - Dreams may come In that ethereal world between waking and sleep, I hear the low, crescendoing...MayMay 9 - A Reuben Sandwich and a Coke I. Hate. Computers. Heh. Which makes it particularly damning to stare...May 11 - observation: The difference between the Christian who fears and polemically attacks Harry...May 12 - Embrace Transienc e - Epilogue, Darwin's Worms For both Darwin and Freud the idea of death saves us from the idea...May 14 - asefasdf Sabres: 3 Senators: 2 Over-time victory of the Sabres. May 19 - the world we drive through (part ii) There's a notion that the world is firmly set in its course; nothing will deter...May 22 - Culturally Relevant Here's an empowering thought: culture isn't static. The moment culture ceases...May 25 - afternoon melancholy I drove past a herd of antelope today-- strong, free, proud.May 30 - efil ecnediser Let's see... I suppose I'm overdue for one of those boring but obligatory personal...JuneJune 13 - I am sorry to say... that Your people I do not understand So to you I wish to put...June 19 - Curious Degrees of Difference Man. Being sick is miserable. Heh. It's curious, really, how two degrees...June 26 - Give me a bumper sticker. Mean ... Senile people suck! Heh. Can I say...June 26 - Lick a rock Hope, you may be appalled. And William, you may well approve. But: the floor...JulyJuly 3 - Giant Voice of ribald totalitarianism Quoting from the Warren Sentinel, June 30, 2006 (emphasis added): Warren...July 9 - Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest (2.5 of 5 stars) July 11 - Alexandra Stybert July 11 - Birthday Wishlist So. I'm "doing" my birthday, this year-- call it base materialism. Call it a...July 14 - Out of office reply If you need me, I'll be here: July 23 - Winds Backpacking Trip 2006 Last week I spent seven days in the Wind River Range with Sagar, my Dad, and...July 31 - Lan Party Photos ...AugustAugust 7 - The Cold War II? I realized tonight that there exists a tenuous but disturbing parallel between...August 11 - The End of Days Paul Simon sings that "these are the days of miracles and wonders." Yeah. Well,...August 14 - Yes, but it's still Sunday! Well, it was bound to happen-- amazingly, it's taken all summer. I woke up late...August 27 - The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze.. In case you didn't already know, I'm in Bozeman these days. Three days in, I'm...August 28 - ...she sells shoes by the shoe-shell shore? Working two (two and a half? three?) jobs this summer was a rough. But I managed....SeptemberSeptember 8 - and The moon's Celestial Highness I kinda just want to chill out and listen to the Beatles, yeah? Well, maybe it's...September 19 - 5-String Guitar Method Hope tells me, "do something 14 times and you'll make it a habit." So, I'm making...September 30 - Hylight Peak Photos, Fall 2006 Patrick and I climbed Hylight Peak this morning (and in to the afternoon), which,...OctoberOctober 8 - Name that picture This week's contest: What is this an image of? October 10 - North Korea - A Nuclear Poser? Curiously, the wording of headlines concerning North Korea's alleged nuclear...October 15 - Batman Begins, the Flood Again (14-Oct-06 - Draft 0) Batman Begins could very easily take the form...October 19 - Kennewick Man And The Caucasian Faux-Pas Background information on Kennewick...October 23 - Oil Companies: Profiteering on Hurricane Katrina? Every time I go to the gas station these days, I'm possessed by an unshakeable...October 25 - It's SNOWING!! Catching snowflakes is such a singularly beautiful human endeavor... (Especially...October 26 - Mozilla Firefox 2! Firefox 2 is now available. Based...October 31 - note to self today: 2:10am - bed 6:00am - shower 6:30am - reading 8:30am...NovemberNovember 6 - An exercise in futilty So. I just cleaned my laptop screen. Which is blog worthy because, well, this...November 12 - Hear me roar Hoary frost. My window, this morning, was covered with hoary frost. November 20 - Dell Ambivalence Ah, my love/hate relationship with Dell continues. Wednesday afternoon, my power...November 27 - Tofurkey Well, Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. It's a little bit late, I suppose, but I...DecemberDecember 15 - Like the Bush regime... ... I'm DONE!. SO done. Done like tofurkey after three hours in the oven....December 24 - Why I am a Vegetarian As part of my present period of hiatus, I'm taking time to renew some of my principles,...December 26 - I'm not one of those... ... "damned environmentalists!" ... Ok... maybe I am. Regardless! Jade's...December 31 - National Day of Mourning President Bush (love the man! ...) has declared Tuesday (2-Jan-07) as a national...December 31 - 2006 Year-In-Review It's hard to believe it's that time again: time to wrap up the old year (2006...
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