Okay, part the second re our trip to Bao Loc and Da Lat last weekend. Da Lat is a very agricultural region – they grow tons of flowers and vegetables in fields and greenhouses all around the city. Here’s a shot as we rode motorbikes out from the city to Lang Biang mountain: Thao ready [...]

Those members of the left who are publicly rending their garments and gnashing their teeth over the death of the great* left-wing voice Howard Zinn should remember Zinn’s recent words about Obama: “I’ve been searching hard for a highlight. The only thing that comes close is some of Obama’s rhetoric; I don’t see any kind [...]

This is one of my favorite songs right now: Cabwaylingo by Songs:Ohia. I like the studio version immediately below better than the live version farther down, but I am a generous soul so you can have both. Please send money. they come in sorry for the second vanquisher to have so much to pretend themselves [...]

[This started out as a response to my buddy James' email to me saying that he wasn't that blown away by the iPad. Somewhere in the middle of responding, I realized that I needed to post it as a follow-up post on my blog, so that's why it sounds like a blog post. Also, I've [...]

It’s 2:40am here and I’m still up – have been watching the Apple iPad announcement for almost two hours. It is unbelievable. (The iPad, not the fact that I am still up. That’s just stupid.) eReader (with dedicated bookstore – books in the open epub format so you should be able to easily import other [...]

Engadget has what look to be the first legitimate photos of the Apple Tablet here (even if it is bolted down inside some sort of protective case): http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/is-this-the-apple-tablet/ This one is the most revealing, as that is an iPhone sitting on the tablet in the bottom left corner, so it gives you a very good [...]

We took the bus from Saigon to Bao Loc on Thursday night – arrived in Bao Loc about 12:30am. Long bus ride. Thao was sick. We were glad to get to the hotel. Out to breakfast Friday morning with our friend, Duy Anh, who was getting married in Da Lat on Saturday, and her parents: [...]

It’s noon on Tuesday and we’re getting ready to head back to HCMC. We have to check out at 1pm. I just finished packing and Thao is still packing. I’m not sure what we’ll do between 1pm and 4:30pm, when we need to catch a taxi to the airport – probably just chill. (We’re flying [...]