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Saudi Arabia blames Hizbollah in Lebanon Crisis
An article off of Reuters indicates that Saudi Arabia blames radical Muslims for the unrest on the Lebanese border.
July 8th, 2006 by alephnaught
Kan Zaman Restaurant
Kan Zaman Restaurant617 N. WellsChicago, IL 60610312-751-9600
July 5th, 2006 by alephnaught
My 47th birthday!
Yes, I’m a yankee doodle dandy, born on the 4th of July. Had a quiet day yesterday, mostly finishing up and posting my travelogue for our Spanish trip. Then, we went out to dinner at a very nice Mexican restaurant, Salpicon. The food was really good and it was really loud and busy for a […]
July 3rd, 2006 by alephnaught
King of the Vagabonds : The Baroque Cycle #2 (The Baroque Cycle)
Title: King of the Vagabonds : The Baroque Cycle #2 (The Baroque Cycle) Author: Neal Stephenson Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: HarperTorch (February 28, 2006) ISBN: 0060833173 I read this book in Barcelona and on the flight home to Chicago. I enjoyed this book but I’m trying to figure out how it connects with […]
July 3rd, 2006 by alephnaught
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1)
Title: Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1) Author: Neal Stephenson Paperback: 960 pages ISBN: 0060593083 Read this book in Madrid and Seville. I like Neal Stephenson and this series seems aimed to please. Its set in the early 1700’s, with action moving between London and Boston for the most part. There’s lots of character development […]
July 3rd, 2006 by alephnaught
A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines
Title: A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines Author: Anthony Bourdain Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (November 5, 2002) ISBN: 0060012781 Read this book on the way to and while in Madrid, Spain. I really liked this one – I bought it for the trip because we’d been watching Bourdain’s TV […]
July 1st, 2006 by alephnaught
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July 14th, 2006 by alephnaught