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Japanese Siblings Live With Dead Parent
Because that’s always a good idea. . . Linky. —–Begin Quote TOKYO Mar 8, 2005 Police on Tuesday…
More on Mt. Lavinia Hotel
The room itself was wonderful. A/C worked beautifully, hot water for a shower was heaven, and I…
Mt. Lavinia Hotel
So my next assignment for Travel Sri Lanka the magazine is to review the Mt. Lavinia Hotel….
Monsoon Blues
Summer’s in full swing here. Well, except we don’t have summer. We have the South-East Monsoon season,…
Tamatje’s Indian Restaurant
Well, we ordered take away from Tamatje last night, and they’ve gone the way of the typical…
Charitable goods coming into Sri Lanka
Because of the tsunami, there are all sorts of aid agencies here who are trying to help…
Mosquitoes
Are you at all curious about mosquitoes? There are quite a few varieties. Anopheles carries malaria, another…
Power outages a political move?
Lately, we’ve been having upwards of 4 power outages a day, sometimes lasting as long as a…
More things that fall under the label of “Too much time on one’s hands”
And yet, it’s disturbingly cool. In short, it’s a cake partially eaten by rats made from brownies….
Movie Viewing Experiences
We watched a movie today called Forgotten with Julianne Moore, Anthony Edwards, Gary Sinise, and, of course,…
Internet Traffic Report
Fahim and I have been having internet problems. More lately, but there’s always something going on. Like…
Paprika Problems!
Last year was a rough year for paprika. First, there was this. —–Begin Quote Paprika recall expanded:…
Today has been a mostly no water day
It’s been like this since early this morning. Well, not early exactly, but . . . Since…
Laptops below $100?
Is it possible? According to this article, it’s exactly what one organization, MIT’s Media Labs, is trying…
Sri Lanka’s unemployment rumoured to rise 20%
That’s the figure I’ve heard bandied about. Unemployment, and more specifically, underemployment, here are a problem. Like…
Libraries near where I live?
I’m told that there is a library in Colombo, about a half hour trishaw ride away, and…
U.N.: Tsunami Worst Catastrophe for Tourism
Taken from here. —–Begin Quote BANDA ACEH, Indonesia The top U.N. tourism official called Asia’s tsunami the…
It’s my birthday and I’ll shop if I want to . . .
This was certifiably my best birthday ever. Ever. Fahim is one terrific guy. A couple of days…
Online Volunteer Organizations
Like this one here. It’s listed as Action Without Borders. Volunteer opportunities listed by continent, then country,…
Maps of Sri Lanka
I’ve been hunting and hunting, and finally, I’ve found some pretty good maps of Sri Lanka. This…
Someone has far too much time. . .
On their hands.
Clean your screen
This is so handy. Use this to clean your screen. Or, you can always get self-cleaning glass.
Ancient Tribe Survives Tsunami
Taken from here. —–Begin Quote JIRKATANG, India, Jan. 6, 2005 Members of the ancient Jarawa tribe emerged…
TouchGraph Google Browser
Is so totally cool! Enter in a url, and it’ll graph what’s linked to what. It’s pretty…
Did Island Tribes Use Ancient Lore to Evade Tsunami?
Taken from here. —–Begin Quote January 24, 2005 One of the regions hardest hit by the December…