Posted in India, Nepal on May 26th, 2009 8 Comments »
At 12,000 feet in the eastern Himalayas, where dirt roads and the occasional jeep gives way to precipitous rocky trails and yak caravans, the notion of an international border assumes a much different meaning.
[...Kangchenjunga is the world's third highest mountain at 28,169 feet...]
Trudging along through the mist and the towering purple and red rhododendron trees, [...]
Posted in Yet To Be Determined on May 15th, 2009 5 Comments »
I’m off trekking in the Himalayas until the last week in May.
Thanks to all my loyal readers (amazingly, Google Analytics shows that I actually do have some – other than my mother). I hope you’ll check back at the end of May for a new post.
I thought I’d provide some links to my favorite reads [...]
Posted in War of Misinformation on May 5th, 2009 9 Comments »
They’re starting them off young.
During an elementary school visit on Sunday, a fourth-grader came up with a question for former NSA/Sec of State Condoleezza Rice. And it wasn’t just any question. In fact, it was the kind of question that should have put so-called “journalists” to shame.
The student, Misha Lerner, wanted to ask: “If you [...]