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This is a choral work written by Finnish artists Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen. Enjoy. (Thanks to Owlmother for the tip.)

It's nice to see everybody. I'm getting all the things done that I was supposed to get done. Thank God I get to sleep in tomorrow. Sunday? I go back to the place where I pay the rent and get to not have to see this suitcase anymore. OK, I get there Monday. But...

...on the train, into MS Word, since there were outlets for the computer but no wireless. Just as well, I got some OK work done. Central Pennsylvania is woodsy and pretty. The leaves are bright yellow, burnt sienna, crimson. I haven’t lived someplace with a real...

So I'm exactly midway through my trip. It's been going well so far--I've been doing the things that needed to be done, seeing a few people along the way but not as many as I would have liked, and somewhat managing the jet lag. This morning is an all-too-needed chance...

At the time of this posting, the Senate tally hasn't come in, but... Take back the House, baby. This is amazing news. Sometime when I'm not so exhausted I'll say more than that. Not so thrilled about the guhvahnator's re-election, though. The only thing that gives me...

1) Ben Gurion is a shiny new airport (they just redid it a few years ago) with free wireless everywhere. They forgot, however, that if lots of people are enjoying all that free wireless, they might like, you know, an electrical outlet or two ANYWHERE to plug in the...

Leaving Motzash (Sat. night) for two weeks in the great diasporian beyond. Will try to post from the road, as time, internet and energy allow....

I am soon to embark on what is probably one of the most foolhardy itineraries I've ever done. It's just a lot of travel over very wide swaths of space, in a very short amount of time. It's only two weeks. It will be OK. I will do all the things that need to be done...

Well, it's been a hectic couple of weeks. People have been very sweet about this whole lifecycle ritual thing, but I'm about ready for the attention to be off my personal life and back onto something communally interesting (actually, I was ready for that even before...