Monthly Archives: May 2006

Leaving Pittsburgh

As of Tuesday, May 23, I no longer live in Pittsburgh. I’m typing this from a temporary apartment in Seattle’s International District within sight distance of Amazon.com’s Pac-Med building. One week from today I start work for the e-tailing giant. … Continue reading

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Weill in Israel: The Rest

During the week of May 1-5 I lived on Kibbutz Givat Brenner in Rehovot, Israel, and spent a little time seeing the sights in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. For more detail see my previous write-ups about the trip. While I … Continue reading

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Renting the Slate

In less than 24 hours all my things will be packed up and I’ll say goodbye to my current home. After putting it on the sale market for a while I’ve decided to try a different tack: renting. I’m asking … Continue reading

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Weill in Israel: Jerusalem

Two weeks ago I visited Israel for the first time. I lived on Kibbutz Givat Brenner with some of my distant relatives and visited some of the sights in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem during my one-week journey. I’ve already been … Continue reading

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Weill in Israel: Tel Aviv

I spent a week in Israel recently, living on Kibbutz Givat Brenner while seeing some of the sights Israel has to offer in the major cities of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. I had a wonderful time and I’ve already been … Continue reading

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Weill in Israel: The Kibbutz

Last week I spent six fantastic days in Israel, my first visit to the Middle East ever and my first international travel since visiting Japan nearly four years ago. I have put nearly 100 pictures on-line (Day 1, Day 2, … Continue reading

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Ask.com Maps and Earth

I’ve been playing with Ask.com Maps (use Firefox or Internet Explorer; Safari isn’t supported) for a few weeks now and I’ve been pretty impressed. It supports several features that Google Maps doesn’t (multiple waypoints, walking directions, right-click support to add … Continue reading

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