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The Avocado Advocate: December 2009
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Saturday, December 05, 2009. So my apartment is what I affectionately refer to as "bug central station", which is what it is because there are no screens on the windows or doors. It's also kind of dingy looking, and definitely needs a fresh coat of paint. Leaking water has caused the paint to discolor (a lot) and previous residents have spilled things, written things, and generally left walls in serious need of new paint. If I were going to stay in Thanjavur longer, I'd search again for a nicer place....
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The Avocado Advocate: March 2010
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Friday, March 26, 2010. The Indus Valley Debate: Language, Script, Identity, Complexity. Recently a friend of mine pointed me to an article. On The Indus Valley Civilization. That posed the question: Was the Indus script really a script, or was it just a symbol system? Hidden within this question are several others: Were the Indus people capable of something as complex as a script? What language did they speak and/or write? And Who were they? So who were the Indus Valley people? Many experts in south Asi...
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The Avocado Advocate: August 2010
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Clearly I'm in the wrong line of business. If I were an entomologist, or bacteriologist I would be in heaven, and I don't even believe in heaven. It's been starting to rain again, and though I think it's quite early for the monsoon, I'm (mostly) not complaining because the rains bring much cooler temperatures, especially at night. Finally I can fall asleep before 5am, and sleep without sweating. Hallelujah! Unfortunately the rain also brings bugs (and news of superbugs). But bew...
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The Avocado Advocate: autodefacebookation.
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Friday, July 13, 2012. Why I'm not on facebook anymore:. 1 It was too addictive, at least for me. I think this article. Sums it up pretty well. 2 I really need to focus on other things in my life at the moment. 3 I want to maintain connections with people, not memes. Has all my up-to-date contact information. Im glad I followed this blog, s o at least I know where Ill get updates on you. Hope youre well Gwen. Much love. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Potters ready to fire their goods.
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The Avocado Advocate: At a loss for what to say
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Friday, February 25, 2011. At a loss for what to say. Whoever you might be out there, whether you know me personally or not, I hope you can understand my taking this moment to stand up on a soapbox, and however incoherently ( it's 2am. State my objections, my disappointment, my sadness about the state of democracy and government in my state, and in my country. I just watched the Speaker Pro Tem of the Wisconsin State Assembly call a vote, without a motion to end the debate, without due process, call a vo...
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The Avocado Advocate: Bugs and Super-bugs
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Clearly I'm in the wrong line of business. If I were an entomologist, or bacteriologist I would be in heaven, and I don't even believe in heaven. It's been starting to rain again, and though I think it's quite early for the monsoon, I'm (mostly) not complaining because the rains bring much cooler temperatures, especially at night. Finally I can fall asleep before 5am, and sleep without sweating. Hallelujah! Unfortunately the rain also brings bugs (and news of superbugs). But bew...
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The Avocado Advocate: November 2010
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Saturday, November 20, 2010. It's that time again. I'm back in the U.S. and even though everyone assumes that it should be easy to come home, it's not. "Adjust-panne" is the Tamilization of the English verb "to adjust". And that's what I'm doing now, and will be for a while, I think. It's not easy to radically shift in time zones, climates, cultures, people, foods and everything. Even though this is my "native" culture. I turned 30. I started brushing my teeth more regularly. I became more or les...I spe...