Archive for August, 2008

Game weekend!

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Last night and today, Clinton and I opted to play nerdy board games (Xeko - an eco adventure about Lemurs! - and Duel of Ages) instead of watching Netflix episodes of The Wire or Monk the way we usually do. It was so much better. When we have kids, I’d really like to have family [...]

Pickens Plan

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

My good friend Laura sent me a link to this site called the Pickens Plan, founded by a guy named T. Boone Pickens*. He has a seemingly very practical plan to reduce the US’s dependence on foreign oil.
The very short (5 minute) film on this site is very interesting and explains how the plan [...]

Running quote of the day

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

“Running is a big question mark that’s there each and every day. It asks you, ‘Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?” — Peter Maher

Flying back home

Monday, August 4th, 2008

I have another three hours in the Zurich airport, and then I’m on my way back home to Clinton, the dogs, and my Mac computer (hooray!). It’s always sad for me to leave Africa, but I am also ready to be back in my own comfy bed and see my Sweetie again.
I wrote a lot [...]