If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!There was an explosion in the US Embassy in Athens today (video clip of the site from a few months ago here). No word as to the cause.Think it’s a coincedence that it’s the day after George Bush told […]

Not sure if you know this, but Nicaraguan elections recently re-installed Daniel Ortega as their leader (remember the whole Sandanista/Iran Contra Affair fiasco?). Read more about the current state of politics in Nicaragua here.
I’m on vacation in Nicaragua now, and this is a link to keep you busy in the event that I don’t have […]

A site I just checked out last week is WorldChanging.com. I especially like their section on “Planet.” Tell your friends about it.

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At least someone is fighing the war on drugs. Does this make it a 3 front war now?

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5 hours left. Including an hour of lunch. That’s all I’ve got left at my current job. What have I been up to this morning? Well, I took care of some of the things that I needed to - i.e., emailing an ad to a former newspaper employer (actually, that part is ironic that on […]

See? It has real world applications. (via Kottke)

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First Steve Irwin, now that guy who chopped up all the people in that place he worked as a cook. If you’re going to go on a rampage, I guess stick with what you know best. The area you’re most comfortable, to avoid any hitches along the road.

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I’m sure you did, but did you hear the totally unironic news about the crocodile hunter? Who would’ve guessed that seeking out, capturing, and handling the world’s most dangerous animals for like 25 years would result in death? I certainly didn’t see that one coming. OK, so maybe I did.

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