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2009 Brings the Vegan Bicyclinguist

Sunday, January 4th, 2009 – 7:14 pm

I know the words minor overhaul seem logically incompatible, because well, an overhaul entails massive amounts of work. Logical incompatibilities aside, I'm proud to announce that I finished completing a minor overhaul of the site as a way to start out the 2009 year with a few new features and read more …

Protest Proposition 8

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 – 9:14 pm

I try not to plaster too many of my own personal beliefs online (though from this blog, it's obvious that I'm an unapologetic vegan) as it might creep into my work in the professional world. Nonetheless, I feel like I have to say something about Proposition 8 that was passed read more …

Bad translation: Don't throw coins in the pond

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 – 11:13 pm

I don't claim to be a perfect person; far from it in many respects. Nor in the realm of copywriting do I claim to write or proofread perfectly as is most likely demonstrated by the errors that surely exist in this and other blog entries. That said, if I were read more …

Not a place I'd like to be seen at

Sunday, November 18th, 2007 – 5:21 pm

I kept biking by the following sign on one of my paths to work, and I couldn't help but get irritated by one large punctuation error that had been rendered about 6 inches tall on a 30-foot sign. The text in the sign reads as follows, the error has been read more …

Thoughts on the Mpls bridge collapse

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007 – 8:47 am

After having lived in Minnesota for most of my life, with my undergrad years spent in Minneapolis, I can't help but feel a little affected by the recent collapse of the I-35W bridge that spans the Mississippi River. When I lived in Minneapolis, I like many thousands other people, would read more …

My passport was renewed in less than 4 weeks!

Friday, July 6th, 2007 – 10:10 pm

I couldn't help but notice the hyped-up media coverage of the backlog of passport processing at the U.S. State Department. The predictions were pretty bad: at least 10 weeks for regular processing and somewhere around 3-4 weeks for expedited processing where they charge you an extra $60 to rush the read more …

Midwestern Passive Aggressiveness

Saturday, April 28th, 2007 – 7:11 pm

I will start out saying that I am a proud Midwesterner. I've lived in the Midwest for my entire life, and I think the reason I've stayed here this long is that I generally like the people. Midwesterners have a reputation for being extremely generous, kind, and friendly. I mean read more …

Back from Mexico - Vuelto de México

Sunday, April 1st, 2007 – 10:17 pm

I've taken a little hiatus from posting because I had been extremely busy wrapping one of the Spanish classes I taught as well as preparing for a week-long vacation in México from the 18th to the 24th of March. The vacation turned out to be a much-needed excursion after having read more …

Don't Thank for Plants

Saturday, January 27th, 2007 – 4:12 pm

The bastard bush blooms! Yes, my bastard bush blossomed recently, and I wanted to share it's beauty with the world. The Bastard Bush is the name my grandma on my mom's side used to call her amaryllis because it would never bloom when she wanted it to. My memory is read more …