Humanitarian Relief News- Timor-Leste: Sustained international presence needed due to fragile security
- Afghanistan: Abducted local staff of ACTED found murdered
- Niger/Mali: Vague hope of peace as Tuareg announce end of rebellion
- Somalia: UN renews mandate of AU force, peace deal signed
- Georgia: ICRC moves closer to gaining access to South Ossetia
- Horn of Africa: USAID expedites emergency food aid
Archive for December, 2007
Hawaii: USS Arizona
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, travel | No Comments »
In elementary school I used to build model ships. I wanted to be in the Navy and I'd spend hours painting and gluing the plastic boats together. Later, I'd have ... Read more..Hawaii: Kona to Honolulu
Sunday, December 9th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, travel | 1 Comment »
Some guy downstairs is strumming Beattles songs on the guitar. His singing is punctuated by shouts of "oh my gawd! did you see that?" which I think emanate from the ... Read more..Hawaii: Screaming into the Storm
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 Posted in all_labels, misc, travel | 1 Comment »
The last time I was here I was four and-a-half. I remember telling my dad I could swim; I was bobbing on my belly in six inches of water. I ... Read more..Winter
Saturday, December 1st, 2007 Posted in all_labels, misc | No Comments »
It's the first of December and it's snowing outside my window. It's also my first run in weeks and what better time, what better place, than in the ... Read more..