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wyldreams

wyldreams posted Won't go home without you... (rambling today sorry) | May 29, 2008

This morning I awoke to the sounds of Maroon 5 in my head, specifically I Won't Go Home Without you. This one has me stumped. I can think of no one including myself who is going home, let alone going home without someone special. So I remain in that state of wondering if these songs in my head speak...

henrybloom

henrybloom posted Flophouse | May 23, 2008

A flophouse is a place that offers extremely cheap lodging, usually by providing only nominal services. Occupants of flophouses normally share bathroom facilities and reside in very overcrowded quarters. The people who make use of these places are often transients, although some people will stay in...

Transitory N

Transitory N posted Books and Traveling | May 30, 2008

So far I have read five books on my travels: River Town and Oracle Bones by Peter Hessler: These were great for adding depth to my trip in China. They document the author's two years in the Chinese backwater town of Fuling as a Peace Corps volunteer and then 5 years in Beijing as a clipper for the...

Zak Klemmer

Zak Klemmer posted The Fly Is In the Icing. | May 10, 2008

"All Animals are Equal but some are more equal than others" --George Orwell, Animal Farm In Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Commission, in an opinion for the 6-2 majority, Antonin Scalia wrote: “Even if a regulation addresses a serious harm, the government must compensate a property owner denied...