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White Boy From Wisconsin: June 2012
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White Boy From Wisconsin. Because sometimes Virginia is weirder than China . . . Wednesday, June 20, 2012. On Korea, Fear, and Harry Chapin. What I saw, though, on the bus-ride in from the airport looked more like Vietnam than post-industrial Hong Kong: a dusty gray sky, semi-dilapidated houses, stooped-over women working in rice paddies. I had the next day free. Instead of racing out the door though, a la Ellen, I slept in late, ate breakfast, and found myself lingering in my hotel room. I check...Poste...
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White Boy From Wisconsin: What Remains
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White Boy From Wisconsin. Because sometimes Virginia is weirder than China . . . Wednesday, July 11, 2012. But still . . . Here’s a short list of what, two years on, remains from that year:. 8220;What you should do,” he said, “is buy a stop watch. Then when you get home you can time yourself whenever you stop and look at the rug. That way you’ll know how much all of this cost you per minute.”. For what it’s worth, not a day goes by—okay, not a week. Goes by . . . okay, not a month. Seriously, we’ve...
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White Boy From Wisconsin: August 2010
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White Boy From Wisconsin. Because sometimes Virginia is weirder than China . . . Wednesday, August 25, 2010. How You Know It's Time to Go Home. It’s not Bali’s fault. . To be fair, it didn’t have much of a chance at success. . Two weeks of crazy travel ending in a beach resort equals really cool vacation. . One week of crazy travel ending in a beach resort and then going to another beach resort equals—well—anti-climax. . But even so: . Ubud was awesome. . 8220;We’ve given you an upgrade,R...
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White Boy From Wisconsin: June 2010
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White Boy From Wisconsin. Because sometimes Virginia is weirder than China . . . Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Years ago, I was riding with my parents and brother on a train through England. . It was winter, and cold outside, and even in the carriage we were bundled up in our winter jackets. Across the aisle from us was a young American couple. . He was bearded and bespectacled, and earnest in an English-major sort of way. . You see, I. Was living in England for a year. Not some measly semester, and I.
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White Boy From Wisconsin: September 2010
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White Boy From Wisconsin. Because sometimes Virginia is weirder than China . . . Wednesday, September 22, 2010. My Three Tailors, prt. 3. Fortunately, there’s Rosie. . I first heard about Rosie from our friends Chris and Valerie who lived upstairs from us and who had a strange habit of saying, in the middle of, for example, an Indian dinner, “Oh, you really must go and see Rosie.” . Easier just to go back to the States, wait for the first of our 17 weekly editions of Eddie Bauer,. Short of a Packer log...
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White Boy From Wisconsin: August 2012
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White Boy From Wisconsin. Because sometimes Virginia is weirder than China . . . Wednesday, August 22, 2012. A Brief Introduction to Lexington, Virginia- some of which is actually true . . . Back in 2000 when Ellen and I found out she was pregnant, we had a conversation about what we were going to do. At the time, we were living approximately 105 miles apart, with Ellen in Charlottesville and me in Roanoke. It was a very short discussion:. 8220;Do you want to give up your job? 8220;No.”. And I don’...
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White Boy From Wisconsin: On Walking to School
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White Boy From Wisconsin. Because sometimes Virginia is weirder than China . . . Sunday, November 11, 2012. On Walking to School. There are certain beautiful simplicities to small town life, certain Norman Rockwell moments that make the deprivations of living in small town Virginia—e.g., the lack of a good Thai restaurant—seem unimportant. Walking your kids to school is one of these. But that’s okay. We know they love their children too, in their own gritty, heroin-addicted way. There were so many cars?
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White Boy From Wisconsin: December 2013
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White Boy From Wisconsin. Because sometimes Virginia is weirder than China . . . Saturday, December 14, 2013. Rules for a Snow Day When the Thirteen-Year-Old is in Charge. No dancing on the roof. Everyone brushes their teeth and gets dressed before ten in the morning. This includes wearing socks and underwear. Stay in the house. If you go outside, be sure to wear appropriate winter clothing. This includes socks and underwear. No cooking on the stove or with the oven. No cheese in the toaster. Links to th...
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White Boy From Wisconsin: July 2012
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White Boy From Wisconsin. Because sometimes Virginia is weirder than China . . . Wednesday, July 11, 2012. But still . . . Here’s a short list of what, two years on, remains from that year:. 8220;What you should do,” he said, “is buy a stop watch. Then when you get home you can time yourself whenever you stop and look at the rug. That way you’ll know how much all of this cost you per minute.”. For what it’s worth, not a day goes by—okay, not a week. Goes by . . . okay, not a month. Seriously, we’ve...
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White Boy From Wisconsin: My Own Private Kitchen
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White Boy From Wisconsin. Because sometimes Virginia is weirder than China . . . Friday, August 10, 2012. My Own Private Kitchen. A little travel/food piece I wrote for Roads and Kingdoms, all about the best private kitchen in Hong Kong. Feel free to read about it here! Just finished hong konged. Loved it. Love your kids. Will sounds exactly like my first-of-three grandchildren. She is now 18 and off to U of M (Michigan)-art major. Be patient. August 21, 2012 at 7:47 AM. December 17, 2012 at 4:13 AM.
