Archive for August, 2007
Netherlands Sets Plan on Extremism (NY Times)
Interesting article from the NY Times.
This article reminded me of the day after Theo van Gogh was killed. I was in Amsterdam working at the time, and I remember the night he died, there was loud noise coming from Dam Square – pots banging and people shouting and protesting. I learned the next day that [...]
August 24th, 2007 by alephnaught
Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated Into What America Eats
Title: Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated Into What America Eats
Author: Steve Ettlinger
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Hudson Street Press; 1 edition (March 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1594630186
ISBN-13: 978-1594630187
This was a fun book to read – many of the chapters are short, making it suitable [...]
August 19th, 2007 by alephnaught
Walked by the point where the Chicago fire started
I had lunch last week with a friend of mine, a former peer at LaSalle Bank. As we walked by a building for the Chicago Fire Department, he asked me if I’d been to the starting point of the Chicago fire – I said no, and he said were were there now! There [...]
August 15th, 2007 by alephnaught
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Title: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Author: Patrick Suskind
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Vintage (November 7, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0307277763
ISBN-13: 978-0307277763
Aviva and I rented the DVD of the movie based on this book. I loved it, so I grabbed a copy (with my 15% off birthday coupon) from Borders.
This is the story of a murderer that is looking for scent. [...]
August 15th, 2007 by alephnaught
Visit with my son for my mom’s 82nd birthday
Nathan and I both traveled to Columbus to visit my mom.
Nathan and Terry drove down from Monroe, MI, and I caught a flight to Columbus. My mom has her 82nd birthday coming up and we celebrated it on the Saturday before. We had a nice dinner together.
From front clockwise – Terry, Nathan, Joe, [...]
August 9th, 2007 by alephnaught
Paper model of Chartres Cathedral – IT’S DONE!
I bought a model to assemble of the famous Chartres Cathedral in the Cathedral gift shop, and this entry will track how I put it together.
The model is large, at least 2 1/2 feed long and a foot or so wide. Its pretty complex with a lot of little parts (mostly the flying buttresses), but [...]
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August 29th, 2007 by alephnaught