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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Art

Photo Of The Day: Trans Am

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Justin • Leave a comment

Imagine rolling up, well, anywhere in this… You’d be an instant legend. Continue reading →

Miscellaneous

The Best Bedroom

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Justin • Leave a comment

For a minimalist like me anyway… Although, I think I’d make the bed. Continue reading →

Art

Photos Of The Day: Rockets, Late Rockers, Rocks & More

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Justin • Leave a comment

NASA’s Ares I-X Rocket The late Taylor Mitchell – killed by coyotes of all creatures… New Jersey. Yes, New Jersey… 1970s New York Apartment: Continue reading →

Politics

The Myth Of “Public Service”

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Justin • Leave a comment

I know Teddy Kennedy died months ago, but this guest essay from Bill Bonner is no less relevant today than when it was initially published: We were going to let Ted Kennedy go to his grave without mention. The newspapers, television and radio shows have mentioned it enough. Even the foreign press has taken note … Continue reading →

Personal

Done Deal… Justin Ames Is A British Citizen

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Justin • 2 Comments

Today was the big day. After all of the hard work by myself and my agents, I went down to the Camden Town Hall with Eleonora for the 10:00 ceremony to become a British citizen. Ready and waiting for action: The woman speaking in the picture below is the agent that assisted me in preparing … Continue reading →

Pocitelj Village In Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia-Herzegovina / Places We Go

Pocitelj Village In Bosnia-Herzegovina

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Justin • 2 Comments

Remember Bosnia? The country that fought a three-year civil war in the 1990s with 100,000 dead continues its downward slide. Since the Dayton peace accord, which sort of ended the war in 1995, Bosnia has been divided into two entities—one called the Republika Srpska (RS) with a Serbian majority and the other a federation of … Continue reading →

Islamia College, Peshawar
Pakistan / Places We Go

Islamia College, Peshawar

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Justin • 8 Comments

While we were killing time in Peshawar waiting for the fighting in the Khyber Pass to die down enough for us to make it through to Afghanistan, we kept casting about for new things to see. Alleged (I’m very skeptical of this) to be one of the intellectual birthplaces of the Taliban, I was interested … Continue reading →

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