Better Than

Mindy has a really funny (to me) post up about people who think Europe is better because (insert specious reasoning here). She lives in Britain now, so she does have some idea of what she’s talking about. He’s one of those typical guys who’s decided that Europeans are better just because they’re not from here. …


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Terminating the Terminator

Down in Graz they’re in a tizzy. A faction of folks said they wanted the Governator’s name removed from the stadium. They’re all mighty disappointed in him after he refused to commute the death sentence for Tookie. So out of control are they that the press says they’re talking of renaming the stadium after Tookie. …


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Teaser

The teaser for my feature spread about snowshoeing in Austria is up here. To get the whole thing, you gotta get a print edition of the magazine. And if you come across one, pick up two and send one my way! I haven’t seen the finished copy yet. Also, there’s another Mrs. Gizmo article here. …


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Avalanche Season

Vocabulary word of the day: Lawinen. Avalanche. You can’t ski in this weather. The wind pushes you backwards so there’s no point in even dropping your skis on the snow. There’s a solution to that – get out of the meadows and up in the narrower valleys. The trails are more challenging and there are …


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I Said Christmas, I Meant Christmas.

This is very difficult for me to talk about sensibly because I’m side by side with folks like the Family Research Council and other crazy wingnuts. But I’m gonna say it and get it over with: They’re right; this secularized Christmas stuff has gone too far. The other night on the news I saw Christine …


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Ichiban Japanese Restaurant and the Panama Hotel

Ichiban is right next door a considerably more elegant Japanese restaurant where people stand in the entry waiting for their table. At Ichiban, there’s no wait. It’s a dumpy little diner of a place with vinyl booths, formica tables, and a small menu. I had the udon – a bowl of soup with fat noodles …


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