So I get to the Taco Bell and it’s closed, but the sign says the drive-thru is open until 3am. I am without car, so I walk around back to where a line of pick-up trucks are waiting to order. … Continue reading
[This post is from February 29th. I’m bumping it up temporarily.] I got to the South Korea dancing spot on time, for once. It’s the big, ancient gate that used to serve as the entrance to the city. I got … Continue reading
For the first time since pretty much forever, I’ve got my maps page working properly. Thanks to the propellerheads at Google, I can now update it quickly and easily as I move from place to place. I’m even able to … Continue reading
Every hotel room should have a “Do Not Disturb” button next to the bed. Every hotel room power socket should be universal, allowing plugs from any region. Not every toilet seat should be heated, though I’m open-minded about the retracting … Continue reading
My second favorite thing about Taipei is the crosswalk signs. They tell you how many seconds you have left to cross, and by way of illustration, they show an animation of a little green man walking. As the timer counts … Continue reading
Direct flight from Seattle to Taipei. Thirteen and a half hours. Some Asian airlines are among my favorites — clean, roomy, with good food and good service. China Airlines is not one of them. The guy next to me was … Continue reading
I have a lot of stuff that runs on batteries. There is a great deal of charging going on here right now. I’m off again after a long, lazy break for the holidays. Asia this time. Another month-long trip. I … Continue reading
Having little or nothing to do with the looming pagan solstice holiday, I find myself with numerous products I want to talk about. So I’m lumping them all into one post. Now and then, people send me free stuff. Sometimes … Continue reading
I suppose I should mention: I’m home now. Got back about two weeks ago for Thanksgiving. There are still loads of entries that I’m slowly putting up. Some of them have videos I want to include and those take me … Continue reading
If I stoop and look out my window at just the right angle, I appear to be somewhere idyllic. Just a thatch umbrella and a fence between me and the turquoise Pacific. A few inches higher and the concrete comes … Continue reading