Expecto Patronas Twin Towers
I'm in a taxi that's barreling down the freeway to KLIA, and will get to the airport really early and have lots of time to explore and take
Owen and Darwin at the Natural History Museum
This won't be exciting to anyone but historians of science, but yesterday when I was at the Natural History Museum, I noticed something new. The statue of Richard
High Street then and now
Me in 2006: via flickr And me now: via flickr I think I'm wearing the same brand of jeans and style of shirt in both pictures, but that's
Strange signs
A couple curious things I saw walking around Vienna today. via flickr Is it just me, or do "Alter Schmuck" and "pullovaria" this sound like his and hers
Jewish Museum Vienna
This afternoon I went to the Jewish Museum Vienna. The museum is located near Stephensplatz, in the center of the city, in a building that was once the
Ah Ryanair, will you never cease pushing the boundaries of customer service?
My nemesis, Ryanair (which I flew several times last year), has announced a brave new era in customer service: RyanAir this week announced that they will soon eliminate
A few of my favorite things: What I enjoy about travel, biking, workshops, and cooking
In the last few days I've been doing a lot of stuff: biking, organizing a Memorial Day dinner, preparing for a week-long trip to the East Coast, thinking
Denver Art Museum
Sunday afternoon, I braved the single-digit temperature, ice on the roads, and responsibility for my dad's beloved Honda Element to go see the Hamilton Wing of the Denver
The new style in vast airport terminals
I hadn't realized how much giant, open-span main terminals now dominate airport design. Some examples I've been in recently: Kuala Lumpur, via flickr Singapore, via flickr Heathrow Terminal
What is it about working on planes?
I spent several hours on the plane working on the talk I'm giving at the philosophy of telecommunications convergence (I'm giving several others, but they're either completely informal