Thoughts and sketches on humans, nature, running, and the end of the world
Underground tunnel with emergency lighting – Uploaded by antarcticlemur. Four years ago, I was at work on the morning of September 11 , and I remember desperately trying to get to the CNN website to understand what was going on. Last year, when I first heard about the Madrid bombing, I visited CNN.com and...
London Bus after the blast – Originally uploaded by bakkeldotcom. I hate hate hate hate hate HATE bombs and the cowards who put them in buses, subways, trains, and buildings. I hate those who kill people (NO exceptions, not even “war”) to make a point, to create panic, or to feel safer. I cry...
Scott and I went to Philadelphia to “watch” Live 8 (it was mostly listening). A lot of people, hot but very nice weather, and the desperate search for good viewing places. Live 8 in Philadelphia – Crowd Live 8 in Philadelphia – Tree climbers Stop bitching, Start a revolution And now, click on the...
Andrew answers to a C|Net articles on the failure of social networking sites (Molly Wood’s Five reasons social networking doesn’t work) by suggesting that the Internet doesn’t need special social networking sites: The Internet in its world wide whole is a social networking place. Molly Wood makes an interesting point, though, when she mentions...
Do you remember the time when searching the web for something specific meant spending hours and hours in unsuccessful search? When trying to buy something from the web too often meant miserable failure? When web browsing was inextricably associated with that physical feeling of defeat, frustration, dizziness, hopelessness, and alienation? That was before God...
In August it will be 11 years since I moved to this Country. I think I am pretty well integrated (well, even more than I feel comfortable admitting). However, there are still a few things I cannot get used to and make me crazy. No matter what, there are things Americans do that I...