is it just me, or is the SWINE FLU coverage blown way out of proportion? i swear, broadcast media loves a potential disease pandemic, especially when there's no evidence whatsoever that a pandemic is likely. remember avian flu? anchors went on and on about how it *might* be just as bad as the BLACK PLAGUE (don't panic ( Read more... )

Back. And boy was it an ordeal getting here. It took a day longer than it should have and I'm whipped.

Still, I've got some good stories and pictures. I'll be posting both here in the coming days. Here's a teaser:


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I must say, I really like Guam. The food is wonderful, the people are warm, the sunshine is plentiful, the culture is ancient, and the ocean is everywhere ( Read more... )

On behalf of the people of Guam, I have to correct a misconception about snakes and their relationship to the island. I got a lecture this afternoon so, I thought I'd pass it on. Ahem ( Read more... )

So, I made it to Guam ( Read more... )

Greetings from Japan. I'm now sitting at Narita airport in Tokyo, in desperate need of a cup of coffee, but resisting the urge because although the sun says -- 'Hi! It's 4:00 pm, have a late afternoon coffee' my body says, it's 3:00 am, what the hell are you doing awake ( Read more... )

I'm sitting in the Detroit airport waiting for my flight to Tokyo. It'll be a 13 hour dealy. I am not looking forward to it, to be honest. I haven't been on a plane for 13 hours since the last time I went to Japan and I don't remember it being a good time ( Read more... )

I'm going on a very long trip starting Sunday and I need some new music. You know me, I'm game for anything good.

Recommendations?

from the indefatigable onion:

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I heart Peter Orszag. He's an uber-geek charmer -- terribly smart and utterly adorable. And from what I've seen, the most practical and effective money man on the O team. Anyway, check out this short, charming video profile on young Peter.