Posted on July 17, 2013
Yesterday I drove from Reynosa to Monterrey. It would have been about a 2-hour drive, but without a GPS, and Mexico’s lacking road signs, I got lost in Reynosa, and again in Monterrey. But this is part of the adventure, right?
Today on my way from the hotel to where I would be working, I saw something new for me.
Continue reading `Day 5 - July 17, 2013: Train-dodging in Monterrey` →
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Posted on July 16, 2013
Today was a bad day. I went to Telcel to buy a new SIM card to use while in Mexico, as I had lost my old one. That went fine, but when I rebooted my Android phone after installing the new SIM, the top half of my touch-screen didn’t work. It looks like I’ll need to do a screen replacement, which will cost roughly $95 plus international shipping.
Continue reading `Day 3 - July 15, 2013` →
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bureaucracy
mexico
travel
Posted on July 15, 2013
I’ve never been good at “blogging”, or writing regularly about anything. But I know there are folks who want to read about what I’m doing. So I’m going to try. I have no idea how long this effort will last. But with this post, I’m 2 for 2.
I just entered Mexico, and am writing from my hotel in Reynosa.
Continue reading `Day 2 - July 14, 2013` →
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houston
texas
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Posted on July 15, 2013
Today I started my journey.
I’ve been thinking about this two to three years. And today I began.
37 months ago I moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, for what was to be a 1-year stay, for the purpose of learning Spanish and a cultural exchange. My 1-year stay, which lasted 19 months, made the world seem so much smaller, and more within reach than ever before.
Continue reading `Day 1 - July 13, 2013` →
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Posted on April 29, 2013
Getting Windows 7 (or Windows 8 or Windows Vista) with TrueCrypt to play nicely with GRUB2 is quite a chore. Although, after 2 days of fighting, I finally found a simple solution, thanks to the README file that comes with grub2tc. Unfortunately, grub2tc didn’t actually work for me, but their docs did!
Continue reading `Windows 7 + TrueCrypt 7.1a and Debian wheezy + encryption dual-boot with GRUB2` →
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grub
grub2
Linux
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windows-7
Posted on November 24, 2012
I love to travel. Although so far, my travel has been mostly confined to the U.S. and Mexico, with only a short visit to each of Canada, Guatemala, and India. I’m preparing to embark on a long-term journey around the world. Here I intend to document my Travel “bucket list”–the places I want to see before I die.
Continue reading `My Travel Bucket List` →
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bucket-list
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Posted on October 31, 2012
This is a letter I sent to a number of my personal friends, employing them to consider how they will vote on the fluoride issue in Wichita next week. As you probably know, I work in spam prevention, so I am very sensitive to sending bulk e-mails. I debated whether to send this one, but ultimately I decided it was a necessary evil.
Continue reading `Some questions to ask yourself before voting for or against fluoride next week` →
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fluoride
health
Opinion
politics
public health
science
Posted on August 13, 2012
<p>About a week ago, I was at home hungry, and with a nearly empty kitchen. “What can I make that doesn’t require any ingredients?” I thought.</p> I googled for some whole wheat pancake recipes, as I had a big bag of whole wheat flour, and came up with a super easy, super tasty whole wheat pancake recipe.
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Recipes
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Posted on August 2, 2012
I like to travel. And I already own the perfect travel pack. It’s the MEI Voyageur travel pack (US$136 direct from the manufacturer). MEI essentially invented the travel pack (a combo duffel bag, suit case, and back pack all in one). It’s perfect for a light traveler, such as myself, for a number of reasons I won’t really go into here.
Continue reading `In search of the perfect Laptop Daypack` →
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equipment
recommendation
travel
Posted on August 1, 2012
Chik-Fil-A president Dan Cathy recently made the news when he came out as opposed to same-sex marriage. This has all kinds of people upset. Gay-rights activists are calling for protests and boycotts against Chik-Fil-A, for being hateful. Many Christian groups are calling to openly support Chik-Fil-A and their freedom of speech.
Continue reading `Do you support Chick-Fil-A?` →
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food
news
Opinion