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Monthly Archives: November 2018
Paperclips
Played this inspired (if somewhat harrowing) in-browser game called Universal Paperclips. Definitely worth the time to play to the absolute end.
Autochthonous II
Please forgive the messiness of this mind-dump, but my time in Australia and Thanksgiving has got me thinking a lot about indigenity. and “settler colonialism“. I found these quotes from a piece on decolonization illuminating: “Indigenous peoples are those who … Continue reading
Mystical
Drove up to Mystic CT to visit friends who were in town from L.A. It reinforced just how strongly England is reflected in New England. We walked into town (which was hopping, presumably because of the Thanksgiving Day weekend.) The … Continue reading
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Parade
My first day home from Australia and I stumbled smack-dab in the middle of some parade through Downtown Stamford.
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Cuíca
“Feel It Still” by Portugal. The Man. This song seemed to be in, like, every TV ad I saw throughout Australia. Which then, of course, got me thinking about… “Soul Bossa Nova” by Quincy Jones. I hadn’t realized that the … Continue reading
Misleading
After landing at JFK, I was momentarily rattled when I turned on my phone and saw this.
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Walkabout
Well, my walkabout in Australia has come to an end. My drive from Sydney to Canberra to Melbourne to Uluru to Alice Springs totaled about 3700 kilometers (roughly 2300 miles) which is like driving from L.A. to Detroit or New … Continue reading
Lounge
Back in the Cathay lounge in Hong Kong! More dan dan noodles!
Fallout
As a Cold War kid, I was always taught that Australia would probably be the only place in the world safe from fallout!
Penal
Visited the Museum of Sydney and learned about the First Fleet which founded the penal colony of Australia.The HMS Sirius was later wrecked on a reef off Norfolk Island.The first Governor of New South Wales, Admiral Arthur Phillip, sailed with … Continue reading
Cantonese
Ate at a hip, upscale Cantonese restaurant called Mr. Wong. Literally down a back alley, as all hip, upscale restaurants seem to be.
Remembrance II
The ANZAC War Memorial honoring the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps soldiers who died in World War I was completed in 1934.These large medallions by artist Ian Marr echo Simonides of Ceos.An extension of the memorial was added for … Continue reading
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Thoth
I’m no Brolga, but this is how I feel around many of my friends. (I think this bird is an Australian white ibis, much like the African sacred ibis which is associated with the bird-headed Egyptian god Thoth.)
Central
Like in London, Sydney’s central park is Hyde Park. Jacarandas! In November! Love it!A statue of Captain Cook. I wonder if he looked this cocky when the Hawaiians killed him. (One theory is that they thought he was an incarnation … Continue reading