A bookshelf can say a lot about a person. At the very basic level, the quality of the book—paperback or hardcover, well-kempt or well-read, old edition or new—can show how much someone reads. Beyond that, titles and authors indicate inclinations and habits, be it harlequin romances and trashy science fiction or high brow philosophy and [...] Read more »
Light slips in through cracks, illuminating the longhouse provided for us in Karen. For more serene photographs of Thailand, click here. In the mountains outside the city of Chiang Mai lies a series of villages which are merely referred to as Ban Mai in Thai. To the people of these villages, our guide Samruam (Sam [...] Read more »
First of Many Rows of coffin berths lie empty at Guam Veteran’s Cemetery, patiently awaiting their corpses. For more ghastly pictures from Guam, click here. Hafa Adai, y’all. With a whole lot of nothing transpiring the past few days, it’s time once again for news in brief: Read more »
I guess it’s inevitable that I would make a mistake somewhere along the way. I never would’ve guessed it would happen right off the bat. How to screw the pooch: Forget your CD player in the car. Despite having it returned to you, forget it at your friend’s apartment immediately thereafter cause you were too [...] Read more »
The following books were started and (for the most part) completed while circumnavigating the globe May-November 2008. Plato and a Platapus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes Tom Cathcart and Daniel Klien (Philippine Islands) I’ve always had a soft spot for philosophy. I’ve always had an even softer spot for bad humor and [...] Read more »