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May 21, 2009

Living large in Ulan Bator. . .


Lunch yesterday was a yummy Korean take away meal, featuring rice, soup,a  spinach/carrot/squash medley, some nice beef dish, a little bit of omelet, bean sprouts, and the ubiquitous kimchi. All in all, not too bad. The Korean guys I'm here to teach loooovvved it. I think it really hit the spot for them. They're not big fans of Mongolian food!



This the fine, artfully topped cappuccino that, along with an overly vigilant canine barking machine, conspired to wake me up several times last night. Up to then, I'd had very little jet lag, but I was feeling it last night.




 


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May 19, 2009

New Word Wednesday: Designated Texter

Designated Texter: Someone who receives and responds to the driver's text messges to ensure passenger safely.

Go on: Hand over the phone. You know it's a good idea.

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May 18, 2009

About as rebellious as I get. . .

Taking this picture, which tartly admonishes passengers to "Turn off electronic devices," could only be done with an electronic device which was not turned off! As the subject line implies, I'm no stranger to a walk on the wild side!

In case you're wondering, my seat belt was fastened. 

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May 17, 2009

thinking of my friend Paul. . .

. . .who will like this photo for two reasons. 
1. Having green, white, and brown eggs in the same bowl will likely appeal to him. 
2. We bought these eggs from a hobby farmer within two miles of our house. I don't know for sure, I suspect Paul is big on buying local. 

What Paul wouldn't like is the fact that the focus is soft. Dang. You can check Paul's cool blog called Shiny Bits of Life here. Be sure to visit his International Toothpaste Museum.




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May 17, 2009

If you're gonna go to China. . .

. . .you may want to take an ibuprofen 90 minutes before landing. Everyone on my flight this afternoon got a free temperature check as part of the anti-H1N1 flu effort. We also had to a fill out a form pledging health and no recent pig contact, as well as get a walk by thermo-scan. Hopefully this will help limit the outbreak to what we've already seen.

I didn't think the guy below was going to escape quarantine, judging by the volume of kleenex he filled during the flight. But he was cleared. It appeared that a two year old girl was not so lucky. She came from behind me so I didn't really see what happened. But as her dad carried her out behind the medical staff, her shoulders were shaking in that way that corresponds with post-cry breath catching. Having seen my own kids do that, I felt for her. And for her dad, who now must presumably wait with her in quarantine for a day or a week, and, even worse, try to explain to Mom how he let the baby catch a cold on his watch!


 


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May 16, 2009

Need to get to your gate in a hurry?

Apparently the airport in Indy is trying out a new cart system.

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May 14, 2009

Travel tip o' the day: Aim for A at IND

Here's a little tidbit I picked up at the Indianapolis Airport recently: Most flights go from the B concourse. As you might expect, most people go through security on the B side en route to flights on the B concourse. This means you often wait a few minutes to go through security. At least that's been my (limited) experience.
 
A couple of Saturdays ago I had a flight that left from the A concourse. I went toward the A security area and began to wonder if the airport was closed for the morning. It seemed like no one was on that side. I mentioned this to a TSA guy who advised me to always go through security on the A side, even if your flight is departing from the B side, because the lines are always shorter.

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After clearing security, you simply hang a left, instead of a right, and proceed to your flight on the B concourse. Of course if everyone reading this blog follows this plan, the lines will balance out. (Well, everybody who reads the blog plus the population of Kentuckiana!)

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May 13, 2009

New Word Wednesday: Kentuckiana

Pronunciation: Ken-tuck-E-anna
Kentuckiana is a term used to describe Louisville and its surrounding counties, cities, and towns, including those just across the river in Southern Indiana. The term Kentuckiana is commonly used by Louisville news stations, businesses, and even residents when referring to Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana as a whole. (http://louisville.about.com/od/movingtolouisville/g/kentuckiana.htm)
My vote: We rename the region Indiucky. I think it has a nice ring to it. And Indiana is on top.
My question: Do you know of any other state name blends used to describe cross-border metro or regional areas? 

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May 11, 2009

Online tip o' the day: MailChimp.com

I don't send out a ton of emails and I don't spam. But I do like an online service that sails group messages through spam filters, that facilitates an assistant adding new subscribers, and that lets me track opens and clicks. My particular service of choice is MailChimp.com

It could be the logo and the groovy fun vibe, I'm an easy mark that way. But my love was bolstered today when I noticed a blurb on their site saying they give a 15% discount to non profits. I spent three minutes jotting a note including urls for the two sites of the church I work for. A reply came within minutes, asking for clarification and giving an address to forward a non profit request to. I did that and within an hour, a nice email arrived from Jennifer agreeing to my request. A quick check at the site shows the discount has been applied. Cool. I love these guys.

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April 30, 2009

"I like you. I'll keep you here in the water with me."

A kindly dolphin invited Katie to become part of the pod. We said no.

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