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That’s the problem with waiting so long between updates: I start to forget what I’ve been reading.  There’s probably going to be more to come, but I did just remember one more, this one read on e-book: – The Fiddler … Continue reading →

Boy, been a while since I’ve posted one of these. Let’s see if I can still remember all of this! Audiobooks: – The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rex, and Colonel Roosevelt, by Edmund Morris.  Nice big three volume bio … Continue reading →

At one point on Sunday, my credit card stopped working.  I’m not a deadbeat – I swear – so I was sure that the card companies were wondering who’s the guy in India using Joe’s credit card.  (This was particularly … Continue reading →

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 →