As a parent I’m watching the government shutdown debacle with dismay. Not because it directly affects me or my kids (not yet), but because the antics of Ted Cruz and the Orange Oompa Loompa of Abject Insincerity, John Boehner, bring back painful memories of managing toddlers. Picture a heated argument with your obstinate 5-year-old over…
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A cool school in California has added yoga to the physical education curriculum. Some basic stretching, relaxing, stress-releasing poses. Yoga works great for kids — just as it does for millions of adults. Yes, sure, some yoga practitioners take it one step further and add a spiritual component, but that’s entirely up to the individual,…
Crisp, clear President’s Day in Vermont. Mother Nature is *so* toying with us, not at all clear what winter is up to… “should I stay or should I go now?”
In the course of the six weeks or so since we returned from Rwanda, I’ve tried time and again to honestly answer the question asked by everybody: “so, how was it?” (Actually, mostly I’ve dealt with kitty litter, homework delinquencies, chauffeuring, and getting life back on track, but with enough coffee around, I’ve tried to…
Lovely. Just lovely. I had the pleasure this afternoon of chatting with ‘Ariel Jay Wade’, an AT&T Representative, about the dismal AT&T coverage in Norwich. Ariel Jay Wade: Hi! Thank you for chatting in to AT&T. We’ll be more than happy to assist you with your inquiry. Ariel Jay Wade: What questions do you have regarding your…
A client’s office had this wonderful typewriter sitting around. I asked the well-worn machine to please pose for some shots reminiscent of a time before the Internet, when typing was a much more tactile pleasure than it is now.
And… we’re back. Last days of the year, first full days of recovery. In the picture above, Lisa is getting in a few laps of cross country skiing on our local field before sunset, while our dog Lucky tries to get to grips with the fact that her owners have suddenly reappeared after abandoning her…
Actually, those particular shoes are being left behind in Rwanda when we hitch a ride to Amsterdam with KLM on Friday night. As a public health service, you understand. After returning from the Seychelles late Tuesday, we’re now holed up with all our junk in a friend’s apartment in Kigali. We’ve got a few days…
I’m not sure if he deals with bio-hazard material and body parts as well, or just sticks with the more mundane and pedestrian crap, but this guy plies the sidewalk outside the University Teaching Hospital in Kigali every day collecting astounding amounts of trash. What then happens with it is a mystery — presumably (but…
Apart from insulting the President, the quickest way to find yourself severely injured in Rwanda is to make use of the ever-present wheeled mosquitoes, also known as motos. These taxis for those who can’t afford a real taxi (typically costs RWF4-8,000 for a minor trip, vs. 300-1,000 with a moto) roam throughout the country, but…
