Yesterday I crossed the border from the United States into the Republic of Mexico. I was slightly apprehensive about the crossing. I’d read that the border region is dangerous due the ongoing drug war in Mexico. I also read that the paperwork process was confusing and might be time consuming.
My apprehension was unjustified. The border [...]
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Roma to Ciudad Miguel Alemán
Posted in Borders, Motorcycle Diary, Travels Also tagged border crossings, mexico, Roma, Tamps, Texas, USA to Mexico 9 Comments
Route through eastern USA
I’m thinking about the places I’d like to visit in the eastern United States. I’ve plotted a route that I might loosely follow. I’m working on my real-time map. Soon you’ll be able to compare this route projection with my actual route, updated live.
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An Ubuntu Kindle outside the US
I just bought a Kindle and successfully loaded my first book onto it in Canada, using only Ubuntu. The process I used should work anywhere outside the United States. Here’s a quick summary for overseas, would-be Kindle owners.
1] Buy the Kindle. You need a shipping address in the United States where a friend or forwarding [...]
Posted in Techy Also tagged Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Canada, gift cards, gift vouchers, Kindle, kindle hacking, kindle outside USA, us 23 Comments
Film: Why We Fight
Upon a recommendation, I watched Why We Fight this morning. It’s a well made film which makes its point very clearly. War is about money, pure and simple.
I’d thoroughly recommend the film, I recommend you (yes YOU!) watch it today!
Posted in Reviews Also tagged bush, dick cheney, george w bush, iran, iraq, us, us foreign policy, why we fight 1 Comment
