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November 14, 2007 • 1:39 am 0

T-minus Three Days and Counting…

With only three days left before I fly, it’s time for the State of the Pack update.  Here it is:

the state of my pack

I just had a three day weekend for the Veteran’s day holiday and during that time I ventured dangerously close to vacation mode.  Dangerous because I still have quite a bit on my plate at work to wrap and plenty of little things to take care of at home.  But you know what?  Once I get on the plane, it just won’t matter.  All that I didn’t finish will either get done another way or will just have to wait.  I’m okay with that.

Filed under: At Home

November 10, 2007 • 12:48 pm 0

Introducing “The Wall of Shame”

Kerik Indicted on Corruption Charges, originally uploaded by noveltimes.

In case you haven’t heard the news, crooked NYC politico and Rudy Guiliani flunkie Bernard Kerik was indicted yet again, this time on charges of corruption. Big surprise.

For me, such announcements bring both hope and dismay — hope that our justice system might actually be catching the “bad” guys, and dismay that this level of corruption actually exists. Of course, corruption does run rampant in our government, which is why I bring you a small beacon of hope along with the dismay. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you The Wall of Shame.

This gallery of crooks started on the wall of my cubicle a few years back. When my office moved to a fancy new building, I decided to ditch the tattered print outs in favor of an online compendium, a “who’s who”, if you will, of recent government malfeasance. The criteria — indictment of political officials or lobbyists on any charge, regardless of political affiliation.

Check back for updates. Somehow I think we’re going to be seeing more and more join the Wall. At least, I hope.

PS – if you have any candidates for the Wall, send ‘em my way!

Filed under: Uncategorized

November 9, 2007 • 2:16 am 0

Round the World Itinerary

With my imminent departure looming, well, imminently, I figured I would share my itinerary as it stands right now. As usual with this kind of thing, most of these dates and some of these locations are subject to change en route.

11/16/07 – flight from Oakland to Newark, NJ
11/21/07 – flight from New York to London (England)
11/27/07 – flight from London to Bangkok (Thailand)
11/29/07 – bus to Chiang Mai
11/4/07 – boat to Luang Prabang (Laos)
12/10/07 – flight to Siem Reap, bus to Angkor (Cambodia)
12/14/07 – bus to Phenom Penh
12/19/07 – flight to Hanoi (Vietnam)
12/22/07 – flight from Hanoi to Tokyo, bullet train to Kyoto (Japan)
12/28/07 – bullet train to Tokyo
1/3/08 – flight from Tokyo to San Francisco

Whew. I’m already tired. What am I thinking?

Filed under: The Globe

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