Tag: culture
All the articles with the tag "culture".
Not a fan of the Inuit sunset
I went to update my transactions today in Quicken and received the following message: "As of April 19th, 2005, in accordance with the Quicken sunset policy , Online services... Will no longer be avail…
Rain and social ineptitude
More rain in San Diego.. Feels very strange to have a week of rain. The Pentagon is debating whether to set up elite hit-squads to target leaders of the Iraq insurgency in a new strategy based on tact…
Xmas in Cuzco
Photos for this entry: Christmas celebrations in Cuzco and Sacsayhuaman Wow. What an interesting day. We woke up to construction and fireworks at about 6 am. OK, the fireworks, I get. Construction on …
Xmas eve in Cuzco
(All photos for this entry are posted here ) The fireworks for Christmas eve started at around 6am today. The bastards. Little kids running around with fistfuls of gunpowder in paper; every mother's d…
mi espanol enfermo
I should have started my Spanish weeks ago, but instead I started a day before I leave. Oh well. I rely on Anna too much for her Spanish I guess. I found in Costa Rica I could understand a great deal …
My reptilian core wants fuzzy pants
PBS Frontline has an interesting interview with Clotaire Rapaille . He believes all purchasing decisions really lie beyond conscious thinking and emotion and reside at a primal core in human beings - …
LASIK update
I figured it was about time for a quick update on my laser eye surgery: Every once and a while when I am very sleepy, I wake up and wonder where my glasses are. It is a funny feeling, but ultimately s…
San Diego is #1
More rain, more raw sewage. This time 2.26 million gallons . Way to go San Diego, we are #1! Hah: Recently, we at GeorgeWBush.org happened to notice that our mail server had a default "catch-all" mail…
Narco Corridos
From BBC: Narco Corridos . An interesting article on the music aspect of the smuggler/drug/gang culture of Mexico and the US. It has been a bit of a culture shock down here for me in this aspect. You …
Stewart smackdown
Jon Stewart is the man. Clicky here to watch him sass up a storm on CNN's Crossfire. Or click here to read the transcript (about halfway down) BEGALA: Well, it's because, see, we're a debate show. STE…