http://www.xkcd.com/451/

So, the other day I was working from home, but had run into a bizarre policy issue that got me tangled up in a whole buncha interpersonal conflict mess. I decided to take a break and go to Noho to get me some pipe tobacco.

On the way I saw that my car was running on fumes, so I pulled into a gas station to fill up. It was a beautiful day, and as I was leaning against the car I happened to glance up - and who should I see but my friend Steph pulling in to the same station. She was headed out to the beach, for a day of surfing and camping, and had cycles dangling off the back of her car and stepped out in cool shades, ready to relax.

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So, last week I was in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, teaching a four-day training course. It just so happened that they had an ice storm come through while I was there. They had about 4-6 inches of solid ice on the ground, followed by another 3-6 inches of snow, all in temperatures below 20 degrees and bone-chilling winds. During the day we got brief drizzles, the sun would come out a little bit, cars would crush snow and ice into slushy puddles, and during the night the whole thing would freeze over again.

Here are three videos of my icecapades:

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So, where have I been for so many months?

On a quest:

[local /wp-content/uploads/2007/10/venividiwc.WMV Veni, Vidi, White Castle]

… otherwise known as the United States Permanent Resident Card, previously known as the Alien Registration Receipt Card, commonly known as the Green Card

Click here (wikipedia) for more info about the green card

Today, therefore, is a fitting day for me to write, for the first time, as a lawful permanent resident of these United States of America (more…)