A blog from a science nut, computer geek, sometimes philosopher, and a human. Based out of Denver, with a love of Antarctica, I seem to wander the world so who knows where I'll be in 6 months.
Several years ago I took an international relations course at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, it was an intro course taught (I think) by Alan Lamborn, which changed the face of my political understanding. It was in this course that I first began to understand politics and it’s impact on our lives. He upended … Read more
Like Snakes on a Plane, you may be cussing like Samuel L. Jackson at the way cell phones are slithering on to your jet. It is however an ineveitable upgrade, one to which I would encourage you to learn to cope with as the added convince and increased ability to work means that even those … Read more
Uganda, which already has a laws concerning gay sex, is planning laws that broaden homosexual illegalization. This has already happened to some degree in Burundi (who previously crimilized gays) and has been introduced in Rwanda, however the law that’s been introduced in Uganda is much harsher. There’s a debate going on within the ex-pat activist … Read more
We’ve had a new troupe of cats hanging around outside Sarah’s house here. Out of the block of 4 attached houses, they seem to know when we are making things and are always outside. Mama and her 3 littl’n are often in view or meowing outside as we eat dinner. We were having Jon and … Read more
So in my renewed job hunt, I ran across this blog post that I found rather interesting. I was intrigued because in my experience, most people assume application of technology is universal. (i.e. if it works in America then it’ll work anywhere.) Having been in places where that universal application breaks for a bit, I … Read more
As I haven’t posted in a while, I thought people might like to know what’s going on. I’m in Kampala, Uganda, as my 3 month tourist visa in South Africa was up. I’m staying with a friend of my brother’s here while I hunt for a job in eastern africa, and perhaps debate a return … Read more
In other news, Mother Earth News is doing a spread on Joel Salatin of Polyface farms fame and they’ll be featuring five of photos from my trip to Polyface farms last year. You may remember Polyface farms and Salatin from Micheal Pollans’ The Omnivore’s Dilemma. I don’t know what the articles looks like, nor do … Read more
Andrew had some great experiences going through the DRC in South Kivu last week, great smiles, lots of hand waving, positive impacts, and a minor incident with a stolen–but returned–passport. This is in contrast to a rainy, rather annoying, and now rather disturbed week since I’ve landed in South Africa. I won’t bore you with … Read more
Part 4 What is it to tell a story? We watch the stories movies portray as entertainment as most are meant to be enjoyed. Some stories are designed to transcend the entertainment value and provide what most would refer to as “A moral to the story.” A guiding thought, or point which might allow us … Read more
Part 3 of 4 which I wrote in Gisenyi while I had time and no internet. The DRC is still on my mind today as I talk about the IDP camps outside of Goma. While in Goma, we also visited one of the six official (and one unofficial) Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. It was … Read more