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Why I will never fly US Air
You will have heard by now that US Air has offered the Hudson crash survivors a full year's worth of upgrades for their trouble. "Sorry you nearly died. Here's a…
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Playing catch up
When I was out, a lot of people sent me leads and links which I did not have time to upload. Here are a few of them. * Many people…
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Just got back
Thanks to all who commented on the Dahn Yoga story, and on the Taiwan trip. I'll be writing more about Taiwan over the next week. I'm back a few days…
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Random encounters
(All the Chinese words are my own spelling.) There are a lot of other akward, geeky white guys in Taipei, but apparently not too many because I find I am…
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Taiwan travel
Completely by luck, I passed this sign by the entrance to a seaside almost-beach. There was a little sand but mostly coral. No swimming signs were posted. No people were…
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Nearly heaven
This picture represents one solid component of what heaven will be like (you'll notice that there is no beer tap present, which is why this is only a partial view…
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The MIT Dahn Yoga Brain Respiration Experiment: Part V
NOW I lost track of Sung, and had not given much thought to Dahn Yoga or KIBS in a long time. But my memory was jogged when I finally saw…
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The MIT Dahn Yoga Brain Respiration Experiment: Part IV
AFTERMATH The test was clearly a failure, the kids bombed. The only time they succeeded was when the opportunity---and temptation---for cheating was available. It was not just that they couldn't…
