Christopher Columbus

In Search Of The Lost Point I Was Trying To Make

By Bill Klein on 14 January 2009

As I sat at the table in the crew mess tonight, lingering over the night’s portion of Soylent Green – or whatever – I found myself pondering the double-edged sword that is modern technology. It helps take one’s mind off the food.

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Airsick…as in, I’m Sick of Flying

By Bill Klein on 3 December 2008

Well, as promised, Devoted Readers (both of you) I am not writing this week’s entry from the comfort of my wood-stove-warmed garden room at the farm. Instead, I am in the Domestic Arrivals terminal at Fukuoka International Airport, Japan. It’s an airport, and it looks just like any airport in America except that the signs have strange symbols on them and most of the people have dark hair.

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Christopher Columbus

In Search Of The Lost Point I Was Trying To Make

Airsick…as in, I’m Sick of Flying

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