Travels
Gokova here and here is funtoosh
After the rain, the skies are penetratingly blue. And by that I mean, it's so blue that you can see inside the blues, that you can look and the different depths of blue will pull you in and up and on and on
Twentysomething
News & Politics
Oh Falwell, how you amuse and terrify me
Well, golly. I didn't know that God was a Republican. And that he favors and talks to bigots and medicine men!
Travels
Ephesus
Oh, and it was also where we puffed hookah pipes and talked about how we liked to smoke hookah between heavy clouds of flavored smoke.
Travels
Troy: Not the Movie
The thing that struck me: all over Turkey, the pattern of archeological-robbery repeated itself, as it did and does in Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and all the other places where Europeans and Western scholars have gone.
Tech & Etc
New Yorkers for Bikes
As a moped driver and fellow two-wheeled cruiser along Gotham's streets -- I fully support the drive to make New York a more bicycle friendly city. It helps the environment, lowers the average weight, and makes the city less congested. Why not? Less cars – more bikes.
Travels
I got married (sort of)
I'll write about the honeymoon soon – we're holed up in this delightful town right next to the beach and nestled between mountains.
News & Politics
Clintonian Legacy
For all the stories that get press, from political to celebrity to athlete stupidities – this one looks to have a major impact on how the human condition will develop in the next decade.
Travels
Ortaköy
We had lattes at a cafe facing the Asian side of Istanbul. Next door, beyond the tiny square with a fluttering fountain, was a mosque, its minarets poking the sky so that all the yellows and pinks oozed through.
Travels
Taksim Square
At nights, the side streets overflowed with diners sampling cold mezzes and sweet fishes on tables that crowded through the doors, over the balconies and into the pedestrian way.
Travels
Sultanhamet
It's also where I got robbed. By a fellow dressed up as a policeman (I neglected the prime rules of solo travelers – stick to crowded places, never let them see your wallet, and oh yeah, trust your gut).
Travels
Hooray for Turkish buses!
Ah – such a long way away from the Yunnan buses with secondhand smokers and pigs in the literal blankets.
Travels
Turk Hospitality
The store keepers provide service and goods with a smile – even when you don't have enough change. Ask for directions and you'll get led to the exact place.