Monthly Archives: April 2009

Small Things…

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Raoul

People always think that life in New York is anonymous and disconnected, but I find it to be the opposite.  Case in point, I just dropped some shirts at the dry cleaner across the street and he filled out the … Continue reading →

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Hard Times?

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Raoul

It’s been a tough couple of weeks  – traveling takes its toll and life carries on in the big city even when you are away.  It’s also hard to have your heart broken a couple of times in (relatively) quick … Continue reading →

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Ninja Obama

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Raoul

DiD US Presidential Election 2008????????. This is why I love Japan and Japanese culture –  the picture of President Obama with a katana and wakizashi is worth ten thousand words of description of cross-cultural strangeness. How did William Gibson find this?

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Oregon – 48th of 50

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Raoul

I’m traveling to Portland, OR next week to meet with some clients and it will be the first time I’ve had a chance to visit Oregon.  Seems strange to me, since I’ve always heard great things about Portland and the … Continue reading →

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Wisdom from Marcel Proust

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Raoul

I can’t pretend to have read all of “In Search of Lost Time” (although I do have “Swann’s Way” sitting on my to-read shelf), but I did just finish “How Proust Can Change Your Life” by Alain de Botton and was … Continue reading →

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The mobile phone as self-inflicted surveillance • The Register

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Raoul

The mobile phone as self-inflicted surveillance • The Register. The level of surveillance in the UK is out of control – I was at the railway station in Arnside when I was over for my mother’s party and we counted … Continue reading →

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