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Just a haircut

16Jul08

It’s over. No more cold showers spouting undrinkable water – no more shivering in Hanoi. No more Mekong swim trips. Gone are the nights of jumping into the Gulf of Thailand straight from the bar on beach in Sihanoukville – the one with the DJ who loved Jackson Five. Today I said goodbye to the [...]


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The Sinner’s Corpse

07Jul08

Doesn’t feel like mine, but it is!
The Des Moines Register ran the Laos bit in the travel section yesterday.


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Dance, Dance, Dance

05Jun08

During the month I have been residing in Iowa, I have heard Ace of Base, in public, twice. It has led me to conclude that Iowa is but one big soft-rock radio station. It’s great at first with a “OOOOhhhh, man! I love this song!” and a triumphant fist pump upon receiving that nostalgic audio waft of [...]


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