Where are you from? You can’t be American! There are people who are so gauche unintentionally. And then there are the ones who know better but purposefully go the other direction…
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Tag: travel
Connections to the Motherland, Connections to Where People Live
Last weekend, I had Primanti’s iftar with an old friend who was in town. He asked me if/how connected I feel to the motherland.
Continue readingConcessions to location
I’m at the DMV right now. There’s an Eastern European woman here with her son. And I marvel at how extraordinary people are that
Continue readingCodfish confit with risotto (Lisbon)
First dinner in Lisbon. And let me tell you, it was fantastic. I went to a a cute, little restaurant called Sul. Low-light ambiance,
Continue readingFaro – meh
Faro barely merits a mention in this log. It’s a beach town with seemingly little action during low season. The flight from Liverpool was
Continue readingLiverpool Development
I really have to admire the way that Liverpool is trying to re-invent itself. The Liverpool One development looks like a fantastic commercial enterprise
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A Passage to Futbol (Anfield)
December 10th, 2011, a date which will live in… famy… or something. But like Roman Catholics to Rome or Muslims on the Haaj (yes,
Continue readingWho’s Afraid of the Patriot Act (Liverpool)
[I’m copying down my thoughts from my recent European vacation and posting them. They’ll appear back-dated]. I think my cousin is scared of visiting
Continue readingRocketman
I never get tired of take-off. In 5 years of steady and sometimes mind-numbing travel at Cerner, I got tired many things about the
Continue readingLast Weeks in Londontown
The last few weeks in London have been pretty good. I haven’t left the capital and I’ve enjoyed relaxing on the weekends, walking around
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