Entries from August 2007

August 24, 2007

From Korea to Cape Town by bicycle

Jon Allen over at I’m A Seoul Man blog wrote the following:

Daniel Martin, currently teaching English in Seoul, has planned a trip by bicycle from Korea to Cape Town, South Africa. Daniel has already cycled from London to Cape Town, and has now found a tougher challenge: “The Axis of Evil (by bike)”. He plans [...]

August 24, 2007

Friday’s Random Ten

1. Big Time – Peter Gabriel
2. Please Forgive Me – David Gray
3. Just the Way I’m Feeling – Feeder
4. A Wolf at the Door – Radiohead
5. Forever Loving Jah – Bob Marley
6. Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
7. Gun Slinger – Bo Diddley
8. Wishing Stone – Dot Allison
9. So Young – The Stone Roses
10. Hi-Heel Sneakers [...]

August 23, 2007

1966 Pontiac Catalina Convertible

In the early ’90s, I owned this model auto. A true beast and money pit. As I recall, it got about 9 mpg in the city and maybe 15 mpg on the highway. It was impossible to find parking for it and my girlfriend refused to drive it, but in the summer with [...]

August 23, 2007

Did Pigeon Guano Contribute to Bridge Collapse?

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Pounded and strained by heavy traffic and weakened by missing bolts and cracking steel, the failed interstate bridge over the Mississippi River also faced a less obvious enemy: pigeons.Inspectors began documenting the buildup of pigeon dung on the span near downtown Minneapolis two decades ago. Experts say the corrosive guano deposited [...]

August 10, 2007

Friday’s Random Ten – Travelling Addition

Back from Hong Kong this week – a great city. Visited two of my very good friends who have recently moved there. However, no rest as I am off again this weekend for Texas. I vow to update my blog regularly in September. Until then:
1. Tell Her This – Del Amitri
2. La La Love You [...]