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I was just watching President Obama’s Afghanistan Plan in 4 Minutes on YouTube. It’s part of The White House YouTube Channel. You can watch the video right here: What struck me–aside from the President’s talking points on the war–is just how few views the video has. As of this writing the video’s been up . . . → Read More: Take Your Name Off Your War? (Dick Cheney slow jam remix)  FILED UNDER: Articles, Online Fun, Salvo's Thoughts  TAGGED: President Obama, scandal  COMMENTS: Comments are closedThe LA Times has an article about an emerging trend in television programming for kids and teens: depicting teenagers who “get discovered” and become famous, usually as actors and/or singer. Nickelodeon’s “iCarly,” 2009′s most-watched TV show among kids 2-11, according to the Nielsen Co., is about a girl who has attained a certain level of . . . → Read More: Selling fame to kids FILED UNDER: Articles, Salvo's Thoughts TAGGED: Media, social responsibility, TV COMMENTS: Comments are closedIf the media circus surrounding Michael Jackson’s death weren’t enough… If the buckling of the internet itself weren’t enough… Now we’re getting the commercial tributes. It’s one thing to see that Amazon encourages me to “Discover the great works of Michael Jackson“: But I was surprised to learn that “Remembering MJ” is now . . . → Read More: Remembering MJ on Evite I spent some time of late reviewing some of my writing. As a writer (yes, I can call myself that–these words you read are testament), I come up with all sorts of ideas on a daily basis. Some creative, some analytical, some strange, some poetic. This piece is a kind of retrospective. Specifically, I came . . . → Read More: An Idea About Politicians and Academics “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” has been my free-time book for the past month or so. I’ve been reading when I’ve had the chance– which is more rare as I start graduate studies. But the book is pertinent to my interests, both academic and personal, so I share my thoughts here. Author Michael Pollan‘s later . . . → Read More: Reading “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” (Thanks to the Flickr users whose profiles are linked to through their photos above) FILED UNDER: Pictures & Videos, Salvo's Thoughts TAGGED: Election 2008, politics COMMENTS: Comments are closedNeedless to say, a lot has happened since my last post. For the rest of my Turkey trip, I didn’t get much computer time. It was nice to not attend to the computer all the time, though I barely had time for a few emails. After a great time in Rome, I head home. More . . . → Read More: Heading back Having traveled to a bunch of different places in my life (and I am thankful for that), I must say that Istanbul is like no other. It is a city that sucks you in. You cannot observe it from a distance. I feel like my photos don’t capture any of what I feel being here. . . . → Read More: The whirlwind that is Istanbul FILED UNDER: Salvo's Thoughts, Uncategorized TAGGED: travel COMMENTS: 2 comments - (Comments are closed)The end of my stay in Hungary was delightful. I soaked in natural mıneral baths, whıch ıs something of a natıonal actıvıty ın the country. (In fact, the cover of the Lonely Planet guıde for Hungary features bath swımmers) A unıque experıence–ımagıne water park meets day spa. Really ınterestıng place. Very relaxıng. Had a nıce . . . → Read More: Istanbul, via Romanıa Grilled last night. It felt good to cook. I am trying to cook in as many countries as possible! Went to the market with Gyula and we bought fresh ingredients. I was on salad duty–made a nice mixed chopped veggie salad, with Hungarian cucumbers and peppers. Made a vinaigrette with oil, vinegar, and some Hungarian . . . → Read More: Budapest So right now I’m in Székesfehérvár in Hungary. I have lots of catching up to do…so I’ll give the brief update. Israel was a blast and a blur. I had more fun, did more stuff, met more cool people, and had such a great time in 10 days. I’ll write more about that later. Right . . . → Read More: Hungary FILED UNDER: Salvo's Thoughts, Uncategorized TAGGED: travel COMMENTS: One comment - (Comments are closed)I am sitting outdoors on a kibbutz outside of Jerusalem. The past few days have been as action-packed as possible. I am typing on an iPhone. (thanks Scott!) This is great. More to come when I’m at a computer. (shout-out to everyone sitting here with me!) |
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