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Friday, July 30th, 2010
Arab Money Can’t Finish
Ok. Now that you’re already sold because of the copious and frequent updates from our Monrovian Palace and the lush welcoming tourist industry of Rebuilding Liberia, I need to send out some travel information. Seriously though, a short, direct plug getting to the point of what every email should be telling your heart: “come visit”. [...]
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Friday, July 16th, 2010
Not writing no more
So it hasn’t been easy, but between the faux busyness and the real business I’ve done a damn good job of not writing (but once) in the last 31 days. I’ve succeeded enormously in not writing about our amazing week in the Italian countryside, now down to its last drops in my memory just as [...]
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Yesterday on the Congo Town Beach
I figured it out, finally. All I need is for everybody I have ever Loved to be here with me Right Now Running off the far end of the day Twilit surf hard hitting the striated sands at 20 degrees The cascade of scrambling crabs diving into the wreck one after another Even as their [...]
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Lost Meadow Review from MDiv
So obviously I know very little about how this whole “weblog” universe works, ironically enough. But somebody wrote something I want to share, so I think I’m just going to paste the link in below and allow you to go there if so choose. It’s a few words and pictures about last fall a reunion [...]
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Monday, June 21st, 2010
Africa Liberia Black President
<!– @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –> Let’s get something straight here. There’s going to be a lot of talk about “black” people. Not like “black people like mayonnaise” or anything like that. More like “That black person is very black”. And when I talk about black people, in the [...]
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Friday, June 18th, 2010
Back to Africa movement, in effect
Dear Friends I am in Liberia with Kate, as of Monday June 14th, and until the end of 2010, it seems. There will be a trip to the US for perhaps around a month (in August/September) during which time I can pick up mail and what not. Still have not figured out exactly what I’m [...]
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Adventure of the Pornographer and the Spy
So I don’t normally get around to doing this, but here’s a comminque sent in from Jess (sefirahfierce.com), the woman who made my Ukulele case, which is oh-so-badass, during her travels in India. It’s pretty hilarious and gets to some root issues about the Culture War. one love – ankur * Dear Friends, I have [...]
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
fellow passanger: tomas werner
<!– @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } A:link { so-language: zxx } –> dear fellow passengers voyage is fractal. every space ship in every compart ment holds a flotilla of no-less-spaceships. and you’ve known all the pilots, or will. I find myself wrapped up in interstate bus travel, enjoy the wilds [...]
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
this abundant life, featuring ankurbhai, tomorrow!
feb 20 / norfolk ct / usa / 2010 dear(est) friends It’s an eventful life. The book reading in philadelphia went really well, with beautiful conversation around the book. I’m growing more comfortable with the idea of talking about this thing I did as if it has some interest to others. A dangerous comfort, perhaps. [...]
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Book reading this Thursday, Mexico last month
Clearly I have no concept of fitting space time into linear and timely communiques, so I’m acknowledging that from the beginning, that my ratio of plane flights to reporting is abysmally high, and getting to the point of this straight up: There is book reading in Philadelphia at 7pm at Wooden Shoe Books this Thursday [...]