Top 10 Mexico Experiences

(Things anyone can enjoy if they ignore corporate media reports about Mexico, and just go.)
10. Seeing an active volcano from the top of pyramid ruins in Cholula.
9. Walking in on a man “on his throne” in a restaurant, and within the space of five seconds forgetting to say “sorry” in Spanish, and taking in that [...]

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Ozeki Praises Vancouver Public Library

I was notified today by my friend and colleague Janice Douglas of Vancouver Public Library that their 2007 One Book, One Vancouver author posted on her blog (http://www.ruthozeki.com/weblog/). Ruth Ozeki’s book ‘My Year of Meats’ is on my list of top 10 best books I’ve ever read, so I was thrilled to learn that [...]

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getting back into the swing…

…of things.
I cannot believe my last post was more than a month ago! It seems as if I have lived a lifetime since then. Here’s a brief catch up for those who care to know:
After Huntsville, Alabama, Danielle and I travelled to Seattle to meet with postdoc fellow Anouk, to finish out our primary [...]

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