Category: wandering mind
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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…
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Every Person is a Story
Every Person is a Story from Alex K Colby on Vimeo. “I believe photography gives us the power to take the people and the things that we usually forget, and remember them.” – Abdul Kircher
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Neil’s Wheeling #15 February 10, 2014
(note from Rachel: I hadn’t realized there would be so many of these! Tim updates with more oomph than my Grandpa, mostly because Grandpa doesn’t know how to use a computer, so we relied on phone calls when we could get them. This seems to be taking over my blog at the moment, but I’m…
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Neil’s Wheeling # 12, 13 and 14 (whoa way behind on my part)
Neil’s Wheeling # 12 Feb 7, 2014 Tim writes: Some internet reflections from Neil: No coincidences and a lot of miracles. Wonderful, playful, delightful things keep happening with me and Tim in Myanmar. Coincidences? Perhaps. Perhaps not. Miraculous and joyful? Yes! Just as I wrote that, sitting in the shade in front of the KKO…
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Neil’s Wheeling #11 Feb 5, 2014 (a day late on my part)
Tim writes, Part1: I found a keyboard in town, so a few more details of recent stuff. Sorry for the 6 [repetitive] previous sends, it’s that darn phone thing. All is very well, both of us appear to be in reasonable good and improving health. Neil’s bowel stuff has not turned into a critical issue,…