May 2011
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World Bank Data Visualization →
April 2011
2 posts
September 2010
1 post
We Are U.F.O.
We are an Unidentifyably Funky Object, whose purpose, method, and outcome are mysterious, modish, and full of aftermath.
August 2010
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February 2010
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December 2009
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November 2009
3 posts
Paris, the European Capital of Boredom, on how... →
Use this link for a translation by google (for those who don’t speak the French). http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemonde.fr%2Fculture%2Farticle%2F2009%2F11%2F30%2Fparis-capitale-europeenne-de-l-ennui_1274046_3246.html&sl=fr&tl=en&hl=fr&ie=UTF-8
Reignition of the Blog
Okay people, as finals are coming up, and term-papers nearing their deadlines, I need a new outlet for slacking off. Thus, I have decided to reignite my bloggage considering my time in Paris, and my quickly advancing repatriation to Les Etats-Unis!
August 2009
67 posts
“What’s the matter with you all?” he said. “I don’t know...”
– Barney Frank responding to health care town hall screamers.
Turns out, it’s illegal to wear boardshorts/ a regular swimsuit in French pools. Dudes are required to wear male-thong type apparati.
I’m not sure the health & safety concerns from which these laws are ostensibly derived fully consider the negative effects they may have on the emotional well-being of the clientele….
Point, America.
The Pain of Being a Redhead (click link) →
I hope you can all respect the most important headline of the summer.
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“Those people are good who spontaneously act in perfect harmony with one another.”
– Unknown.
“The man in the street, with his lust for power and prestige thwarted by his own...”
– So I started reading a Political Philosophy analysis book by Henry Waltz called “Man, the state, and war”. This quote is from Reinhold Niebuhr, who I hadn’t heard of before. This reminds me of life in New York City.
“Alright everybody, I just got back to Paris from my trip to Bretagne (Brittany),...”
Amsteramblings...
All in all, Amsterdam has a lot of things figured out for today’s world. The people use hardly any fossil fuels in their daily lives, riding electric trams or self-powered bicycles everywhere they go. Amsterdam is very tranquil and I did not see a dangerous looking or acting person the entire time I was there. This was surprising as those who were homeless or close to homeless...
