Saturday, August 19, 2006
Gone Hikin'...
See you all Labor Day!
My Destinations (in chronological order):
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Friday, August 18, 2006
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
9 Planets? 8? 12? Infinity?
“It’s a mess,” said Michael E. Brown of the California Institute of Technology.According to today's NYT, Scientist are trying to better define what is a planet, and if tiny, erratic, elliptical Pluto deserves the designation any better than a multitude of moons, asteroids, and 'Kuiper Belt Objects." Wrangling is intense, and the emotional outpouring in favor of saving Pluto from 'de-comissioning' has been startling. Today, a committee of astronomers may re-define the term 'planet' to include Pluto and at least three other lesser bodies, one of which has only a number, not a name..
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Canadia, the Socialist Paradise..
Where I've been in Canada, thus far, courtesy of World66... Go to World66 and make your own maps - it's quick, easy, and very cool...
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Monday, August 14, 2006
6 Nuns
Count 'em. (One must be hidden behind one of the other five...) Six nuns had to restrain me in order to administer a hypo when I had my tonsils & adenoids removed in a Catholic hospital at age 6. This is a little-known fact. As an adult, I'm much easier to 'shoot' - mostly out of maturity, possibly due to medical advances - lighter hypos, thinner needles - I should look this up some time. When I'm really bored. Which is not now. This is a major crunch week, I have a big report to produce before I go on vacation this Saturday, and I also want to spend time doing things with my Mom, who arrived yesterday for her annual visit...
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Sunday, August 13, 2006
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Aaron Was Here - From Sea To Shining Sea
Not much variety on a map of where I've been in the US, which I created at World66 - I've walked and driven on, and eaten in, all 48 contiguous US states - only Alaska and Hawaii have thusfar eluded me...
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Friday, August 11, 2006
Where I've Been - Europe
A closer look at the 17 countries I've visited in Europe, courtesy of World66, an awesome personal travel site that I strongly encourage you to check out. I've only seen 33% of the 51 European countries listed (Malta is a country, UK is listed as England, Wales, Ireland & Scotland), but these compose well over half of Europe's land mass. As you can see, my weak area is Eastern & Central Europe...
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Thursday, August 10, 2006
Where I've Been
Here's a map of all the countries (all 36) that I have ever visited. They're the red ones, in case you haven't guessed. I created it at: www.world66.com. go see if you can create your own..
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Monday, August 07, 2006
Paris of the Middle East
I read a fascinating but sad NYT travel article today about how Beirut had finally regained its well-deserved place on the tourism map, with old-world charm, nightlife, awesome ruins, mountains, and beach. They even launched "Time Out Beirut" just a month or two ago. All swept away by the current troubles, or, at best, postponed half a decade...
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Sunday, August 06, 2006
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Blur of Summer
Frapuccino lines that go on forever and ever...
Valiant Coffee School graduates struggle to meet demand with supply...
Summer campers shepherded through subway day trips by harried counselors
New York's year-round preoccupation, the mean green...
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Friday, August 04, 2006
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Star Vehicle
Three digit days... How hot does it get before the thermometer shatters and the mercury comes spurting out the top? I shouldn't complain, I spent my 11 hour workday indoors and it's a short commute. At least I'm not a gravedigger.... This 'star vehicle' is a brilliant sight gag from Little Miss Sunshine, thus far my favorite film of 2006..
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Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Fried Food Cha Cha Cha...
Sunday I ate my way across town through a street fair, 'excuse me excuse me,' iPod in my ear, my tempo too fast, sampling fried empanadas, and puerto rican-cum-arab miniature meat footballs. Bookending this pig-out: coffee with my Brazilian friend Emerson, bound for Puerto Rico himself, a spot of work at my office followed by meeting Christi to see the funniest and most satisfying film (so far) of 2006... (see this week's other posts....)
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