Details of the history of beer and how it is crafted are spotty, but I remember a slide of Egyptians on a wall, but I remember more how we cheered when our tour guide told us for the next half hour, we could drink as much Heinekin beer as we wanted. I was taking the [...]
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Good Bye, Vincent
Posted in Art, Endangered Species, Travel on October 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Trapped in the Hotel DUM
Posted in Prague, Travel on March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I will never forget my mother’s screams when I called on the payphone. “Where are you?” she said. “Relax, Mom. I’m in the Hotel DUM.” Then came the screams.
Mundane Journeys
Posted in Art, Things I Bet You Didn't Know, Travel on February 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Miguel and I saw this piece on this the other night on KQED. By the way, please don’t let Bush stop Sesame Street, NPR, and Mister Roger’s Neighborhood. Thank you. Founded by Kate Procrass in 2001, Mundane Journeys offers tours of San Francisco for those curious to see it in a way they haven’t seen it before. You [...]
How O.J. Simpson Ruined My America
Posted in Random Ramblings, Travel on November 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Forget his botched book deal and national tour which would explain how he would have murdered his ex-wife, if he had done it, which he hadn’t, but supposing what if, this is how he would do it. Who thinks like that.
FAQ
Posted in Travel on November 14, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Today is our last night in Spain. I neglected to write from San Sebastian, a beach town in which normally I´d feel quite comfortable, if it weren´t for the fact that it rained harder there than in Bilbao. So Miguel and I went to the movies instead. If you can, go see or rent “Bonbon [...]
Three Inches of Sunshine
Posted in Travel on November 11, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
We have not felt the warm rays of the sun, not even for a few seconds, since arriving in Bilbao three days ago. Yesterday, there was maybe a patch of three inches in the sky colored blue, but beyond that, it has been nothing but gray and wet. After only one day, it was clear [...]
These Internet Cafes
Posted in Travel on November 7, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
I am now typing from a Nigerian Internet Cafe near our hotel in Zaragoza. There is also a barber shop inside. Downstairs there is a Protestent church service going on, with much table pounding and impassioned praying, and shouts of “Amen!” There´s quite a crowd in there, and I´ve been told to keep my chair [...]