Barrel-rider.com is back up and running. That's where I'll be.

Yeah, I live.

I leave Austria for England on Saturday.

As a result of an overly restrictive firewall, I am currently unable to update my website.

Working on it.

http://www.barrel-rider.com/

I'm home now, but I'm leaving for a funeral in Nebraska tomorrow morning.

Family, taken from a new camera. No flash used except on the second one:


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There, Mother. Pictures of Brooke at the end.


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Christmas wish-list:
Fujifilm Finepix F30
Extra battery.
110V-220V battery charger (i.e, European and American)
Money for Rome. :)

Birthday wish-list:
Money for Rome.
Medieval II: Total War :)

It's here. The electronic book.

:-)

"Gaza ceasefire holds but fighting goes on" (The Australian)

"Whales boast the brain cells that 'make us human'" (New Scientist; the news? "Humpback whales have a type of brain cell seen only in humans, the great apes, and other cetaceans such as dolphins, US researchers report.")

Video of the incident

I say people should stop fussing. He acted like an idiot and they were very patient with him. He just refused to cooperate. He was stubborn and wanted to leave on his own terms. The video is about seven minutes long from beginning to end.

Student: Don't touch me!
Don't touch me, okay?
Don't touch me!
Don't touch me.
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