January 2012
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Penetrating Observations
As I prepare to return to Phnom Penh in two days (yay!), I have the following critically important thoughts to share:
The U.S. might be the only country in the world that refrigerates eggs.
Also maybe the only country where clothes dryers are the norm rather than a very rare exception.
Craigslist officially sucks now.
Now you know. You’re welcome!
December 2011
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Scene from a dinner
The Setting: Fade in to a small, very popular Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles. All the tables and the sushi bar are full of patrons, enjoying some of the best Japanese food in the area. Several Japanese families are there, as are your typical well-heeled So Cal rich hippies. The lights dim slightly.
Waitress, carrying plate of ice cream with one candle: Everyone we have a birthday! Let's all wish a warm happy birthday to Lulu who is here with her kids and their partners and her husband celebrating! (Starts singing. Lovely elderly woman Lulu is smiling at her family.)
Fat drunk man at sushi bar wearing fluorescent swim trunks with elastic band and a sweater: Lulu's a ho! (Slams beer on counter and looks up, apparently surprised by his own outburst.)
And scene.
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Anonymous asked: Hi I am looking for a place to stay on a return trip to the wonderful Mexico City in February 2012. I want to stay in Coyoacan as I have heard some great things about it. Do you have any good accomodations to suggest for me that are safe, clean y cheery =) I will wait to hear. Thanks =)
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Apparently A Cat Comes With Our New House
Me: So what are we going to name this cat?
Hugo: Urukan.
Me: Urukan?
Hugo: Yes, Urukan Ramirez.
Me: Um.
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November 2011
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A beautiful forest and way of life are being... →
This video and write up neglects to mention the role played by powerful Senator and businessman Ly Yong Phat in this story, and his (and others’) desire to cash in on the EU’s Everything But Arms tariff initiative. EBA can sometimes provide perverse incentives for land-grabbing and other human rights abuses. (Its drafters knew this, which is why they included a provision in its...
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Thanksgiving has always been my Dad's favorite...
No presents, no obligation to buy anything other than good food, and a chance for family to spend some time together and catch up.
This is my third Thanksgiving away from home and I really miss them. But at least I’ll be home for Christmas!
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“The pathos in this hospital has convinced me, as it did Hemingway in Italy, that...”
– Jack Kerouac, in 1943.
This article about his military file is worth a gander for you restless writer types.
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travelblog asked: Hi! Which bus did you use for Kep? Thanks!
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October 2011
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Let me get this straight
Maybe I’m confused, because I live in Cambodia now, but I just want to make sure I read this right. Oakland has literally several hundred cops available to violently disperse a peaceful protest, but for years (decades even) the city has claimed that its horrific homicide/crime rate is due to a lack of cops?
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Pro Tip: Check Flight Details Before Booking
So, by some quirk, Orbitz neglected to show that the flight I just booked has me in Seoul, Korea for 36 hours on my way back to Phnom Penh from California in January. And I was too stupid to check the flight details, assuming they were the same as the earlier date I had just searched. (It always shows that red font + 2 days, no?!) Ah well, I love Korean food, and have always wanted to go to...
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Remember when I mentioned I have hypochondriac...
I just freaked out in the shower after my first swim workout in nearly a year, because I found what is 99% likely to be a large mosquito bite in my armpit.
So while I was busy convincing myself that I was about to live through Tears of Endearment, I forgot my goggles and swimsuit at the pool.
And now, two hours later, my evil brain is still convincing my rational brain that it’s a tumor....
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September 2011
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Woah, thanks!
early-onset-of-night:
evitravels replied to your post: @causeicraft
I was with you until this: the “oddball” Christian kid. Hardly.
Ah, well. I lose everyone in the end…..
By the way, your blog is fucking fantastic. I would give my right nut for a few more Tumblrs like yours.
You’re totally one of my tumblr crushes. Buying your book is high on my list of things to do as soon as I get...
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Dear Republican Base,
The odds of you becoming rich enough to benefit from the policies/politicians you support are infinitesimally small. It’s time to stop believing that particular fairy tale.
Anyway, in the meantime, you probably want to know you have Medicare and Social Security out there just in case, no? Or perhaps you are like the Tea Partier I saw once, holding a sign saying “Keep your government...
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WatchLast Friday at Boeung Kak lake.
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“Once you’ve been to Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger...”
– Anthony Bourdain, in a great non-food moment (via americathon)
And this is why I think No Reservations is one of the best shows on television.