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After touring, I did a little shopping.  (The family have all got their favorite India items, after being the beneficiary of many of my previous trips, but some are in need of replacing.)  Let me describe what it’s like to … Continue reading →

After four years, I’m back in Bangalore, once more a tool for global outsourcing.  (When I leave Mixx, a team of UberMedia developers out here will be taking over my code.  I’m here preparing them for that moment.  And a … Continue reading →

Okay, I lied.  I actually did do one more trip in 2010.  Well, a trip that started in 2010 and then ran over into 2011.  The family went to Puerto Rico again this year.  I like it there – see … Continue reading →

I’m falling behind on this rather dreadfully.  Let me see if I can summarize the other trips I’ve taken since fall. Back in fall, Julie and I went: – To New York city, to see Sara, Gary, and Marjorie.  This … Continue reading →

For various reasons, work slowed down drastically in the fall.  I took the opportunity of going on several short trips. The first of these was a road trip to Civil War sites in Tennessee.  I’ve wanted to try a road … Continue reading →

A long list to catch up with. Audiobooks first: – Star Island by Carl Hiaasen.  I’m a big fan of Hiaasen’s stuff, which is always funny, set in Florida, and generally angry about how people are despoiling a place that … Continue reading →

Why hello, blog.  It’s been a while.  What have you been up to?  Really?  How interesting! I’ve actually had a fairly eventful, and fairly busy, few months.  These have included much reading, and quite a bit of traveling.  I’m going … Continue reading →

I’m keeping up the reading tear… Audiobooks first: – The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman.  The second and third volumes of His Dark Materials, the series that started with The Golden Compass. I enjoyed both, though … Continue reading →

I’ve recently gotten an iPad.  I’ll write on it at some point, but for now it’s worth noting that it’s led to my reading more.  So there’s quite a few volumes here to discuss.  Audiobooks first, then on with my … Continue reading →

I knew I was forgetting something in that last post.  I also read these over the last couple of months: – General of the Army: George C> Marshall, Soldier and Statesman, by Ed Cray.  A biography of George Marshall, Army … Continue reading →