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I have tickets to go see U2 when they come to the Rose Bowl here in Pasadena in October 25. Obviously, I’m still not even sure if I’m going to be in Pasadena, but still … I’m so excited! The G20 summit is going on; let’s hope they can figure something out. At 9:30am on …

Human Trafficking

I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while, but with the busyness of the last quarter and the downtime afforded me by this spring break, I’m only getting around to it now. I’m only offering a snapshot, providing some links, hoping you’ll go look up some stuff for yourself and get involved in …

Day Five

Day #5 since my surgery sees me still on a liquid diet (and continuing so until my next appointment with the surgeon next Thursday). I’ve been surviving thanks to a rather unintentional Lenten fast of blended … well, everything: congee, smoothies, shakes, soups. Matt and Sara’s Magic Bullet has come in very, very handy—handy enough …

Spring Break

Three days ago, I had my jaw broken to correct my underbite. I’m already sick of drinking my meals. What a glorious way to spend spring break … **** In the meantime, from the Department of Overdue Links: Video footage of Hong Kong from the 1930s (hat-tip to Gerry): And check out: Kiva, a micro-financing …

U2’s No Line on the Horizon, first impression

I love it. 🙂 Standout tracks for me: “Magnificent” (track 2), “Moment of Surrender” (track 3), “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” (track 5), “Get On Your Boots” (track 6), “White as Snow” (track 9, sounding eerily like “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”), and “Cedars of Lebanon” (track 11). Yes, I know …