June 2008
6 posts
Bananas: Bananas Represent Everything That Is... →
My friend Justin Bosely brought this article to my attention. It is quite interesting. Bananas are really really cheap, and I have long wondered why exactly what that is.
I am not sure if you even had those mini bananas (we called them ‘banana shots”) that you can get in Central / South America. They are SOO much tastier and better than the bananas you get from the store here in...
“An economist is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible.”
– Alfred A. Knopf
Israel - Some Initial Impressions
So after my 24 hour journey, I have arrived in Tel Aviv.
Here are a list of some of the stuff that has caught my eye in the first 12 hours:
* Tow trucks “scoop up” your car and take it away, it is awesome
* Riding mountain bikes on the beach boardwalk with full protective gear seems to be the “cool” thing
* There is a cool little surf culture here, and some good waves...
Which podcasts do you listen to?
As I am preparing for my trip to Israel, I am downloading a bunch of podcasts. I wanted to find new podcasts I would like. This turned out to be harder than I thought. There are a ton of podcasts out there, but often I find when I listed to a new podcast it is of poor quality or uninteresting.
I would love to have a list of the podcasts that my friends are listing to. So I figured, someone...
“My stomach is hungry. And my baby is sick. We need help.”
– Dureti Degefi, one of the mothers at a feeding centre in Ethiopia’s Siraro District
BBC NEWS | Africa | Aid appeal for Ethiopian children