Category: Thoughts

The Economist published The Sad, Sick Life of the Business Traveller.

After Sydney we spent just over a week on the Gold Coast. On the Gold Coast we went whale watching, seeing more dolphins than whales, and saw a beachside sculpture exhibit.

Kentucky’s second games was a 26-22 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks. The win was the first road victory for Kentucky since 2010, breaking a 22 road game losing streak. Once again I didn’t get to watch the game, but from the updates I received it looked like Kentucky had a good first half and…

Yassmin Abdel-Magied presented What Does My Headscarf Mean to You? as a TED Talk.

Here’s a time lapse of the sunset over the Gold Coast of Australia.

I spent a couple days in Sydney and had a chance to see the Opera House and Harbour Bridge for the first time. We also went to Manly Beach.

Here’s a first person view of the roller coaster on the Santa Monica Pier.

Football is back and I haven’t been able to watch any of it since I’ve been traveling. I know Kentucky won, but I don’t get the impression they played a great game. I followed the beginning of the game and it looked like Kentucky got off to a good start and would run away with…

Jeffrey Brown presented How We Cut Youth Violence in Boston by 79 Percent as a TED Talk.

I had a long layover in Los Angeles so I ran around Santa Monica with Matt and Courtney.

Slate published When Men Are Raped. Last year the National Crime Victimization Survey turned up a remarkable statistic. In asking 40,000 households about rape and sexual violence, the survey uncovered that 38 percent of incidents were against men.

I get to spend most of tomorrow in Los Angeles with my friend Matt. I don’t know what we’ll do. It probably won’t be anything outlandish, just eat and run around the city for a bit, but I’m looking forward to it.