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A great link from my friend Ben: U.S. President George W. Bush writes a note to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a Security Council meeting at the 2005 World Summit and 60th General Assembly of the United Nations in … Continue reading →

Bad coinage of the day… Condition of trying to stay single: amor-atorium

So I left off last time after breakfast on day two. This would definitely be our most strenuous day: 17 miles of hiking at elevation, the first ten with our packs, and the last seven slogging through six-inch deep cinder. … Continue reading →

Here are some pictures from my recent camping trip to Lassen, with my friends Ben, Kamin, and Naveen. It was a three day trip, backcountry style. We left at 6 am. It was a four hour drive, mostly north, and … Continue reading →

So I finally got LASIK! I had my one-week followup on Tuesday and apparently I can see a little better than 20/20 (three of five letters on the 20/15 line). So that’s cool. There’s still a little blurring and bleeding … Continue reading →

Do yourself a favor and read this interview with New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. Just take ten minutes out of whatever you’re doing right now and listen in. I heard it this morning and it’s been echoing in my head … Continue reading →

Through LJ…. White people find things: http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050830/photos_ts_afp/050830071810_shxwaoma_photo1whereasBlack people loot things: http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050830/480/ladm10208301530 That’s great reporting, AP… [Edit: this is all over the place. For people who posit that AP (distributor of the “black person looting” picture) always says “loot”, see this … Continue reading →

Here are some pictures from Aspen, Colorado. Actually the first two pictures are from Berkeley before I left. The thumbnails don’t do several of them justice, so look closely (if you care…)! I am thinking of converting this LJ to … Continue reading →

When my dad was young, he went to a somewhat impoverished boarding school in India. (As my dad tells it, in this school, the boys and girls were separated and could hardly interact with each other at all… except for … Continue reading →

I’ve rerecorded much of the vocals for Terminal, and remixed it a bit, too. I think it sounds a lot better now. (Or, at least, less out of tune :). I’ve also remixed How I Stay Safe, but it still … Continue reading →