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RR of Arabia: March 2010
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Discoveries in the desert. A burj by any other name. This Train (the sequel blog! Race of the Century. Monday, March 29, 2010. Bangkok is a living city, and there's nothing cooler than a living city, where history can co-exist with people who are alive right now, and need to get from point A to point B, find a podiatrist, buy toothpaste and hold down a job. As with many living cities worth a visit, the modern and. Suan Lum Night Bazaar. Your dead foot skin is a tasty alternative, and they detach from the...
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This Train: May 2013
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One journey, many tracks. Thursday, May 30, 2013. Down the telephonic rabbit hole. It just wasn't fair! Whose childhood phone looked like this? Little did I know that throughout my childhood there was a gateway to a magical world sitting right on the desk in the kitchen. Or, later, on my bedside table. I didn't need a wardrobe or a wizard. I just needed to pick up the phone. They called themselves phone phreaks, and they are the subject of a wonderful new book by Phil Lapsley called Exploding the Phone: ...
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RR of Arabia
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Discoveries in the desert. If youve enjoyed RR of Arabia, check out the sequ. This Train (the sequel blog! Race of the Century. Thursday, July 29, 2010. If you've enjoyed RR of Arabia, check out the sequel! New location, new format, same blog style. The adventure continues at http:/ robersontrain.blogspot.com. Hope to see you there. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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RR of Arabia: November 2009
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Discoveries in the desert. Sheikh Zayed on a keychain. Rain, rain, come and stay. This Train (the sequel blog! Race of the Century. Monday, November 23, 2009. Sheikh Zayed on a keychain. I was going to name this post "Pimp My Emirate" but I thought it'd be a little much. It would also be descriptive. The UAE goes crazy with national pride as the beginning of December approache. Or 38 years ago, whichever you prefer. Happy birthday, UAE! Sunday, November 8, 2009. Rain, rain, come and stay. Yes/of course/d...
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RR of Arabia: May 2010
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Discoveries in the desert. This Train (the sequel blog! Race of the Century. Wednesday, May 19, 2010. And a rebel yell. I'm the one easing into the shallow end, squealing and clutching the ladder. And surely the same one, 10 metaphorical minutes later, paddling around, hardly remembering what the fuss was about. A good-bye gift by a former colleague given with love and the very best of intentions as I was leaving San Francisco. To her, it was a tribute to the sacrifices I made for her and for the sch...
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This Train: January 2013
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One journey, many tracks. Thursday, January 3, 2013. This Train's Year in Books 2012. I've been suffering from writer's laryngitis lately. While outwardly be-bopping along in typical fashion, my blogging soul has gone temporarily voiceless for reasons that are hard to pinpoint and have been even harder to cure. Like laryngitis, I haven't exactly been sick (with writer's block or anything nearly as dramatic.) Just a little weary, a little wavering and more or less voiceless. That is going to change in 2013.
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This Train: June 2015
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One journey, many tracks. Thursday, June 11, 2015. So, my mom died, and this is the first thing I've written since. In September 2013, my mom was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer, a recoccurence of the cancer that was removed from her lung in April 2009. On January 24, 2014, my mom died at the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. I wrote this in September 2014, and it is the first thing I've written since her illness. At least the Safeway Club Card gives something back, unlike the piles of newsletter...
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RR of Arabia: March 2009
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Discoveries in the desert. 76 Trombones down Sheikh Zayed Blvd. Happy Birthday to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). This Train (the sequel blog! Race of the Century. Thursday, March 26, 2009. 76 Trombones down Sheikh Zayed Blvd. This week I joined the cast of The Music Man. Ocanada (my teaching partner) got me into this. She joined up early enough to have a solo in "Wells Fargo Wagon" and has been listening the to The Music Man. Follows the exploits of 'Professor' Harold Hill, a con man who dupes Midwestern t...
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RR of Arabia: January 2009
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Discoveries in the desert. Pax Washingtonia (among other things). Friends, Romans, Pringles. This Train (the sequel blog! Race of the Century. Thursday, January 29, 2009. Many teachers resist teaching poetry because, really, who knows anything about it? I personally prefer the stance of Stephen Fry, one of those very cool British actors and comedians who are also erudite writers. In his book The Ode Less Traveled. Case in point: my students this year appear to be a well adjusted, chipper bunch. We ha...
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This Train: March 2012
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One journey, many tracks. Sunday, March 25, 2012. Loving Lady Bird's legacy. This year the welcome spring rain in Austin has brought not only green grass and a huge sigh of relief from farmers, but seas of blooming wildflowers on the side of almost every road and major street. These wildflowers, all native plants, are the legacy of Lady Bird Johnson, former First Lady and (it turns out) avid environmentalist, city beautification advocate and all-around incredible woman. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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