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Monthly Archives: May 2005

Why I Wanna Go to N. Korea, Reason #581

19-May-05

Telegraph:
It is one of the most secretive regimes in the world, part of George Bush’s “axis of evil” and is believed to be close to building a nuclear arsenal. Next year, however, North Korea will open its borders to an eclectic mix of models, showbusiness personalities and captains of industry taking part in the […]

Nats Win! Also, My Name is Not Newman

19-May-05

Had the pleasure of seeing the Washington Nationals beat the Brewers in the bottom of the ninth last night. Great game.
And then this morning I suffered a rather amusing indignity. I stopped at Starbucks on my way into the office. (By the way, in case you didn’t know, I’m back at Burness Communications, my old […]

Prison Diary of an English Teacher

18-May-05

OhmyNews: “One visa-less American has spent two months in prison awaiting deportation from Korea”

Trailer Park Tree House

18-May-05

Funny.

Overheard in…

17-May-05

…New York. My favorite:
Thug kid: Yo man, Welsh is the place to be. They drink as much as the Irish, but they don’t got the rep for it yet. –Times Square

Related: Overheard at Costco in Taipei.

A Few Links

16-May-05

AHamburgerToday: “a new weblog dedicated to hamburgers. And cheeseburgers. And anything burger-related.”
Richard Wanderman writes a great Weblog called Richard’s Notes. We use the same design template and he gave me some great advice in setting mine up.
“Get Rich Slowly” is a nice compendium of personal finance advice.

The New Newley.com

16-May-05

Welcome to the all-new Newley.com. I hope you like what you see. I’ve implemented a new design. The layout’s still simple. No fancy stuff.
(I’m still working out some of the kinks, so if anything looks weird, please let me know. I know that some visitors who’re using Internet Explorer are having trouble seeing the […]

Photos from our Vietnam Trip

12-May-05

I’ve finally gotten around to posting the photos–all 68 of ‘em–from the trip Jill and I took to Vietnam in March. Enjoy.

More Weekend Happenings

08-May-05

Had a fun weekend. Jill and I went to dinner Friday night at the fabulous Obelisk. Exceptional vittles.
Earlier in the day–and I’m man enough to admit this–Jill treated me to a pedicure at Piaf Salon. Yes, a pedicure. My first one ever. I feel like I’m walking around on new feet now. (If you […]

It’s No Banana Guard

05-May-05

“CUP-A-CAKE was designed and patented by mothers to solve the age old problem of sending cupcakes to school or outings with their children. Before CUP-A-CAKE, taking cupcakes anywhere caused a mess.”

Nicotine and Vodka

04-May-05

Last weekend Jill and I were waiting for a bus near the Dupont Circle Metro exit. A whimpster-looking guy got off the Metro and started walking toward us. He was in his early-20s–sharply dressed and sporting carefully-tussled (and most likely highlighted) blonde hair–and as he got closer, yapping on his cell phone and staring into […]

Cambodia’s Killing Fields: Under New Management

03-May-05

I don’t know whether this is good or bad. The memorial has fallen into disrepair. Should it be cleaned up? Or is decay a fitting state for such a gruesome site?

Weekend Happenings

02-May-05

Jill arrived on Friday and we had a good time that night at Wendy H.’s house. Photos here.
Then on Saturday night we saw the Washington Nationals beat the NY Mets at RFK stadium.
And yesterday we went to the zoo.
Great weather. The pandas were cuddly and fat–did you know those SOBs eat 40 pounds of […]