It Happened to Me

Travel Diary, Part 2

(If you missed Part 1, it's here.) Volunteers 1:09 p.m.: An announcement comes over the public address system: the plane…

18 years ago

Back from Northern Ireland

It was a whirlwind trip -- I landed in Belfast International Airport at about 9:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday…

18 years ago

Travel Diary, Part 1

The Airport Rocket At the risk of flooding High Park with stewardess fetishists, I have observed a number of flight…

18 years ago

Calling All Native French Speakers

In the blog entry titled Oddball Cover of a French Book on China and Africa, I quote a description of…

18 years ago

Ireland Bound

On Monday, I'll fly to one of my ancestral homelands -- Ireland (I came by my accordion and partying powers…

18 years ago

While YouTube is Down, Here’s a Peanut Butter Ice Cream Video to Tide You Over

If you were to visit YouTube at the time of this writing, you'd be greeted with this image: If you…

18 years ago

Know Any Accordion Players in Kansas City?

This one's a bit of a long shot, but here goes: someone emailed me with this: I'm actually looking for…

18 years ago

The Cleaned-Up Blogroll

Still Under Construction If this blog currently looks half-done, that's because it is. I'm generally pleased with the look of…

18 years ago

Maria’s Photos from Kickass Karaoke

Over at Naked KnitGirl, Maria's got photos of last weekend's special edition of Kickass Karaoke, which was a farewell party…

18 years ago

That Feeling of Deja Vu

Heading to work this morning, with the sun in a bright cloudless sky, the temperature unusually cool for the middle…

18 years ago