Adventures in Beijing – Part 1

06/10/2013

Well I finally made it to mainland China.  The train trip was long, about 23 hours, but mostly enjoyable. Sadly the initial arrival in Beijing left a lot to be desired, as we arrived to a grey and wet Beijing with no hostel or clue where to go. For the record, the Beijing West train station is amazingly confusing and terrible for someone with absol...[more]

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Hong Kong – The Final Frontier

06/08/2013

So we have come to our final day here in Hong Kong. After the better part of a week exploring and traveling around here, I’m just beginning to get acclimated–and now it’s time to leave. Such is the nature of short travels, I guess. But I can definitely say that I have enjoyed my time here, and definitely will come back again. Afte...[more]

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Wanderings in Hong Kong – Part I

06/06/2013

On Tuesday, my first full day here, I had some siu mai (燒賣) in a cup with chili sauce poured over and a red bean bun. The siu mai was pretty good, and it’s always fun eating food with a skewer out of a cup! Apparently this is a dish that varies a lot by region and taste, but is basically a pork or prawn steamed dumpling. It is also a common p...[more]

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Goodbye USA, Hello Hong Kong

06/04/2013

So I finally made it into Hong Kong this morning, somewhere about 6AM local time. So far the trip has been far less scary than I had imagined, mostly because I’m a very timid traveler. For being a loner in general, I did sorta wish I had some traveling companions. Fortunately I will soon. Here are some of the pictures from my Cathay Pacific f...[more]

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Community Health and Nutrition Mapping in NYC

05/10/2013

This Friday I had the chance to help facilitate a workshop with the New York City Nutrition Education Network, better known as NYCNEN. Held at The New School, the workshop was part of their May General Meeting. The overarching theme for the meeting was “Developing Partnerships for a Healthier NYC: A Workshop Exploring Resource Mapping and Cu...[more]

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A Deep Sadness and Overwhelming Rage

05/07/2013

I’m Not Mad at You in Particular, Just Everyone in General 5.7.2013 Stiletto I It’s been one of those weeks, in the middle of the month when you just want to scream and break something beautiful like those drones in the halls playing pretend scholars on blood money and silenced ghosts Stiletto II You don’t change things by asking ...[more]

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Blue Oyster Mushrooms in Full Bloom

05/07/2013

Some of my latest kitchen edibles, blue oyster mushrooms. These spawn blocks are from Fungi Perfecti.

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In Defense of Assata Shakur

05/04/2013

Earlier this week the FBI announced that they were elevating Black Liberation Army (BLA) and Black Panther Party (BPP) activist Assata Shakur (formerly Joanne Chesimard) to their ‘Most Wanted Terrorist’ list of domestic suspects, making her the only woman in history to have such a designation, and the second US citizen ever to be added ...[more]

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Science Is Not A Crime: The Story of Kiera Wilmot

05/04/2013

In case you haven’t heard, a young girl named Kiera Wilmot was arrested on Monday (4/29) at Bartow High School in Polk County, Florida for a science experiment involving “The Works” (Drano knock-off) and tin foil in a bottle. That’s right, arrested, expelled and now facing felony charges! And it has got many folks in the sci...[more]

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An Education in Mississippi Fundamentalism

04/29/2013

In other news, Politix reports on a recent incident where students were allegedly forced to listen to a Christian fundamentalism sermons disguised as a student assembly, this time in a Mississippi public school in Rankin County. “A Mississippi public high school has caused a furore by forcing students to attend Christian assemblies, students ...[more]

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Jan 01

Happy New Year

Posted by horatio on Sunday Jan 1, 2012 Under news, site announcement

Huurah, and all that. ;)

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Jul 24

Quick Note

Posted by horatio on Sunday Jul 24, 2011 Under site announcement

Sadly, as is the case in much of the web world, I lost part of this site when my host upgraded their web servers, and I am working on restoring it from backup copies. In the mean time, please bare with me as I put old content back up, and work on new content soon!

chris

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