Early 2005, my friend Kris introduced me to Arcade Fire‘s Funeral and loved the natural energy and acoustic layers they brought to the album. It became one of the biggest independent artist sales of the year. They opened for U2 in Montreal that fall (I was already in Guatemala, so there was no way I … [Read more…]
This is Far out!
One Laptop Per Child is a project that has been in the making for 40 years. The concept involves a sophisticated, economical, durable laptop that can be placed in the hands of every child on earth. The current laptop prototype: costs $100 366 Mhz processor built-in video camera/mic/speaker 1 megapixel swivel screen flash hard drive … [Read more…]
That’s right folks! Blaise has peed in his potty. Twice. Yesterday it happened. He let us know by saying “pee? pee?” so we stuck him on the potty and presto! The trouble though is the potty itself. It has a horn thing in the front and the pot part of it isn’t long enough for … [Read more…]
don’t stop, I’m gonna FREAK OUT! Or get tested for TB! A dry cough started on Wednesday night last week, nothing major, could have been dust. By Saturday night I was convulsing. The past three nights I have slept on a foam in the office so as not to keep Amber awake with my coughing. … [Read more…]
Blaise has been a joy to watch grow. His great sense of humour wards off much discipline. His latest deal is asking a question waiting for a response then after a generous pause, he begins barking. This shot was taken when the photo we took for immigration was rejected because there was some blurry thing … [Read more…]
So, a week after ordering a bunch of obscure U2 songs from iTunes, I managed to have all of them downloaded – the last 14 of them in the last 14 minutes! Oh baby! Internet’s back! As I’ve probably mentioned before, my internet connection is of the satellite variety, beamed to my house with an … [Read more…]
INCIDENT 1: It just so happens that here in Guatemala employees are given ZERO authority at their job. So, when I ordered a bagel sandwich at a modern mall in Guatemala City and asked to have the yucky processed cheddar slice replaced with a piece of Swiss cheese, the sandwich artiste had to ask her … [Read more…]
While driving a short-term mission team from Regina to Antigua for their last 2 nights in the country, my van, the Kia, brokedown. We managed to get the team to where we needed to go and left the van at a highway road stop. Two days later on our way back, we had a ‘tow … [Read more…]
So while perusing blogs, I discovered the Coachella Music Festival. Playing there will be some of my favorite bands and artists as well as some classics: The Arcade Fire, Manu Chao, Bjork, Rufus Wainright, Damien Rice, Rage Against the Machine, Interpol, Regina Spektor, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Willie Nelson. It’s in California, but man … [Read more…]