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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Going to Tibet, Part V (Loreto Stories)
[Somehow, this story got lost a year ago. You may recall we had planned on going to Tibet, and then Ladakh, in 1988, but politics and weather conspired against us, so we ended up in the half-built Baja resort of … Continue reading
Posted in Mustang, Travelogues
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Mary’s Dress Waves
“So, Al, is he your favorite singer?” I hesitated. Stammered, really. “Uh, uh, th-that’s kinda…I mean, there so many different types of music, you know.” Cheryl had no hesitation. “Yeah, he is.” We’d just picked up Michael and Julana, at … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews: Books, Movies, Music, TV
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One After 909
Cheryl (muted, from the bathroom): “What time is it?” Me (looking at my watch with the giant digits): “Nine-oh-nine. [Pause a beat] You know what song that always makes me think of?” Cheryl: “Uh, lemme see… mmm … [lowering and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Reviews: Books, Movies, Music, TV
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Catch and (Don’t) Release
An EN athlete – a guy who’s been to Kona three times, knocking on the door of sub-10 hours there – asked about exercises to improve his swim catch and pull. Although I am a particularly mediocre swimmer, this is … Continue reading
Posted in Triathlon Central
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Paranoia Strikes Deep, concluded
Garrison Keillor, my generation’s Mark Twain, tells a story of how he spent the $6,000 he earned in 1974 from the New Yorker for his first major published work. He took his wife and young son on a train trip … Continue reading
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Paranoia Strikes Deep
Imagine, if you will, Hillary Rodham Clinton dropping out of the presidential race because of revelations that her private State Department email server had been hacked by the Chinese. Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Economics
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For What It’s Worth
There’s battle lines being drawn Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong – For What It’s Worth, by Stephen Stills, 1966/7 Falling asleep the other night, I was suddenly fearful that a spring and summer of epic disorder is imminent. I’d been … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Economics
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