Monthly Archives: February 2006

Yellow Line Driving

Posted on February 28, 2006 by Ian

Travel much and you’ll look at your own culture and society differently. Cliché, perhaps, but worth remembering nevertheless. I find I’m more likely to gain such insights when consciously looking for them. South Africa has a phenomenon called “yellow line … Continue reading →

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Travel Gem #2: No Parking, Jo’burg Style

Posted on February 24, 2006 by Ian

Seen on a driveway gate in the Melville suburb of Johannesburg: I appreciate straight talk!

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Waiting

Posted on February 20, 2006 by Ian

This is a follow-up to my previous post about normalcy, Incarceration Makes Me Crabby. My most scarce commodity, by far, is time. Given my goals, resources, and lifestyle, I’m neither cash-limited nor opportunity-limited nor knowledge-limited. I’m time-limited. There just isn’t … Continue reading →

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Incarceration Makes Me Crabby

Posted on February 17, 2006 by Ian

I’m two months into a half-year sojourn in South Africa. A colleague and I are working at the University of Fort Hare, guest lecturing and conducting workshops for rural secondary school science teachers. My colleague is here on a Fulbright-funded … Continue reading →

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Brrreeeport Mucks My Model

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Ian

Scoble, Microsoft’s resident geek blogger, is doing an experiment. He’s asking bloggers to put the word “brrreeeport” in their blogs, and then see how quickly various search engines pick it up. This post is completely outside my normal topical areas … Continue reading →

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