Author: rachelvb
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Neil’s Wheeling #22, #23 & #24 (Almost home)
Neil’s Wheeling #22 Feb 28, 2014 Time writes; Well I know it has been awhile, and here we are in Bangkok staging for the long, wrong way around the world, trip home. All is very well, and we have maintained a pretty incredible and fast pace the last leg down the mighty Mekong. Just as…
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Sylvan Esso, “Coffee”
SYLVAN ESSO, “COFFEE” Live at the Wilderness Bureau from BANDWIDTH on Vimeo. I wish these guys had a full album. It’s all I want today.
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Feather grass
My mom says those are feather grasses, or look like them anyway. I have no idea what they are. They don’t need a name. I ran my fingers over and through them without knowing anything about them and that was enough. They dotted one hillside on my Saturday morning hike. I’m trying to get out…
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Neil’s Wheeling #20 & #21
Neil’s Wheeling #20 Feb 21, 2014 Tim writes: So, a poem from one of our new friends…a German we’ve paralleled for several days. There was a big contest in Australia about who could make the best poem about the home of the town: Timbuktu. The first one: I was a priest all of my life,…
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Neil’s Wheeling #19 Feb 20, 2014
Part 1 of 3 Update from Mr. Vong, at the Vilayvong Phimmasone, reservation desk: Thursday, Feb 20. OK I’ll reserve one with twin bed and one room with big bed shower in side. Mr Vong Tim [of Oregon] writes: [clarifications by Steve, of Long Beach] Arrgh, lost even an internet post…oh well, try again, will…
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Neil’s Wheeling #18 Feb 19, 2014
Tim writes: We just got into Vangvien a couple of hours ago after a LONG all day van ride over bad, mountainous passes. All continues to go exceedingly well. Health for us remains good to great. Extraordinary adventures and Neil has become a Facebook hero among European trekkers. No internet keyboards in sight. Best! Tim…
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Neil’s Wheeling #16 & #17
Neil’s Wheeling #16 Feb 12, 2014 Tim sends: All is going very well, staying healthy. Different adventure every day. Crossing Laos border tomorrow. No keyboards, bad Wi-Fi. Gsn. Mr. Tim Steve sends: I’m well, staying healthy. Different message every day. Tomorrow crossing border into chaos. OK keyboard, no Wi-Fi (no smartphone). Mr. Relay ——- Neil’s…
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Design Oscars
So for those of you who don’t know what SND is (Society of News Design), it’s basically the Oscars of our business: Magazine and News design. They are very very hard to win, especially features design. And this has been my white whale for years. I have been chasing these god damn awards for my…
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How could anyone hate what we love and love what we hate?
In the laundry room last night, African drums mixed with the bump of shoes in a dryer. Then rap. Then Demi Lovato. We have new neighbors. Sisters downstairs who unhooked a subwoofer from their apartment and brought it to wash clothes. They sang and shook the walls, ate spaghetti over the washers and shoved their…
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Chronically late, angry and dying
You’re not going to make it. The train picks up speed, enters traffic. Cars beat like notes on bars. This is our music: feet drumming pavement; babies chime; lights turning green release the strings. If you’d only stop rushing, you’d harmonize. You’re not going to make it. With every mistake humans make, you boil your…