Luxagraf
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How to Travel by Cargo Ship
Who hasn’t wanted to travel by ship? Some battered leather trunks, lounging in deck chairs on a steamer bound for Africa with a captain talking to tigers from his cafeteria tray. Okay maybe the last bit is confined to Neutral …continue reading »
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Swimmingholes.org
Because summer isn’t over yet. Because swimming holes are fun. Pretty decent list for a nation-wide site. Even had one here in Athens that I wasn’t familiar with (though doesn’t list two that I am familiar with). The listings are …continue reading »
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- Beautiful afternoon in Athens, low 90s, not a cloud in the sky, nice breeze, prosciutto-wrapped shrimp on the grill, cold beer…
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- Okay, let’s try that again, with a URL service that works: http://tinyurl.com/6hqdbh
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- Rare moment of tacky self-promotion. I started my new gig over at vagablogging.net today - check it out: http://tiny.cc/6iOu0
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- Luxagraf Now on Vagablogging.net I posted my first little essay at my new gig, which is blogging for Rolf Potts’ site vagablogging.net. The site goes along with his book Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel. I’ll be posting over … continue reading »
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- How did we all end up eating pancakes when crepes are so much better? Same basic ingrediants. I hate it when the French are right (kidding).
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- So… Manny to the Dodgers… Why do the Red Sox management insist on such ugly partings with players who served them so well?
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- @snackfight How’s your neck feeling?
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The Orchard Keeper by Cormac McCarthy
Cormac Mccarthy’s first book may well be his best. Some the finest writing you’re likely to encounter in a contemporary novel — particularly the bits about landscape and the mountains of Tennessee. The Orchard Keeper isn’t as dark as some …continue reading »
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- Earthquake in California! On the phone with someone in southern california, says there’s no power now…
- // Blog Post from Mountain Cabin // Dahlonega // Georgia
- Rope Swings and River Floats Two weekends ago we went up to the mountains, just outside of Dahlonega GA, and floated the Chestatee River using inner tubes, various pool toys and one super-cool inflatable seahorse. We even rigged up an inner tube to carry a … continue reading »
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Fourteen Passive-Aggressive Appetizers
Fourteen Passive-Aggressive Appetizers — it sounds like something McSweeney’s would print, but no, it’s The New Yorker. And unlike most New Yorker pieces this one is actually hilarious. Two personal favorites: 7. Have you ever noticed how sun-dried tomatoes and …continue reading »
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- “Grunge will rise again” -bathroom wall, Athens, GA
- // Blog Post from Cathedral-Basilica de la Asunción // León // Nicaragua
- Our Days Are Becoming Nights Everywhere I go I think, I should live here… I should know what it’s like to work in a cigar factory in Leon, fish in the Mekong, living in a floating house on Tonle Sap, sell hot dogs at Fenway … continue reading »
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