Category Archives: Africa

Stage Two, or I Will Hit You

I just spent some time drinking coffee with a friend.  We were both a little vent-ey.  And not about the state of the world folks.  I mean we just had free floating-I-will shiv-you-in-your-eye-if-you-do-not-move-and-let-me-put-cream-in-my freaking-coffee rage.  It wasn’t pretty. Here’s my … Continue reading

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Talking to an Urn, or Father’s Day With a Dead Dad

I hate small talk. I’m not particularly good at it, largely because I have only two modes: open and closed.  I put it all out there, or nothing at all.  Small talk requires something in the middle.  It is like … Continue reading

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It’s Not a Guest House At ALL!, or Adventures in Travel

Today is a rainy and gray Seattle Sunday.  Which made it a perfect day for a phone date with my far flung friend Natalie. The thing you should know about Natalie is that she and I are, in many ways, … Continue reading

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U.S. Law Professor Arrested in Rwanda, or Why Denying a Genocide is a Bad Idea

Peter Erlinder, an American law professor, was arrested on Friday and is being held in    Rwanda.  The party line is that he is being held for denying the genocide.  The word on the  street is that really he is … Continue reading

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