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.
I arrived in Pittsburgh for my undergraduate education in August of 1999. After […]
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 travel I keep note of “tidbits,” little bits of information that I think […]
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 $1200 per month for my place (1,200 square feet, washer and dryer in […]
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 asked when I’m coming back; the short answer is “I don’t know yet.”
I […]
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 inundated with requests to know when I’m coming back.
Yes, I Took Public Transportation
When my […]
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, Day 3, Day 4, and Day 5) and i’ve put seven video clips of […]
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 a waypoint right on the map) and it has no ads. Inspired, I […]