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It took me awhile, but a year ago, whilst in England, I picked up some novels by David Lodge.
David Lodge is, in academic circles, famous for his academic trilogy, the David Lodge Trilogy, starting off with Changing Places, followed by Small World, and concluding with Nice Work. I’d never heard of the books before […]
I must come out of the closet: I am a spelling and grammar Taliban.
Maybe that’s a bit too dramatic. I’m not perfect and I do take shortcuts along the way.
Ultimately my goal is to communicate ideas—and each as clear as possible.
I’ve ceded some strict middle- and high-school rules. I’m not as insistent […]
by San Diego Shooter
I’m not an expert on the history of advertising, but I think it’s pretty safe to say that the I♥NY campaign is one of the most memorable and effective tourist campaigns ever created. Conceived in 1977, the imagery is still used today to promote the city and the state.
Despite […]
As I’ve noted before, I live in a “small” city, with a population of 65,000 people.
Make no mistake, “I ♥ WE”
Weimar’s a charming city with nice cafés, bars, restaurants, museums, and inner city architecture. It’s actually a small town where you get to know people, recognizing them by sight.
It’s possible to that […]
A month or two ago Google Reader introduced the “like” feature, which lets you identify news stories and blog posts that you find interesting and to share that information with the world.
Unfortunately it leads to moments like this which are, I think, a bit inappropriate. I hope that nobody “likes” the fact that […]
More Modern than Ameritech's best.
After growing up and living in the (American) West, I’d come to understand one solid fact about US West, the local telephone company: It was the most evil, awful, horrible, and despicable company on the face of the planet.
And then in 1998 I moved to Indiana.
Even before […]
Potentially NSFW content.
Please click through if you really want to read this.
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In the last few weeks, since my last trip to the UK, my media diet has changed slightly.
It’s become more British. Obviously I’m coloured by my investment in fantastic British television shows on DVD, but also by my listening to Guardian podcasts.
My main new addition is the 30 minute Guardian Daily, a newscast […]
Guess what it says in all the other languages!
Sometimes I have trouble sleeping–it comes in waves and the past week I’ve had issues.
This morning my alarm was set to go off at 6, so that I could catch a train to Utrecht at 7, making sure that I caught my ICE International–I didn’t trust the concept of a four minute connection. Really, […]
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TQE : That Queer Expatriate I'm an American living in Berlin, Germany -- which makes me an expatriate, not an ex-patriot. Before landing in Germany, I've lived in Denver, Colorado; Laramie, Wyoming; Bloomington, Indiana; and Weimar, Germany. If you want to write to me, feel free! The username is elmadaeu on the gmail.com service.
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