http://drb2008.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ personal perspectives & travel tips en Vox Thu, 15 May 2008 00:30:51 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/small-uk-cars.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DRB) http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/small-uk-cars.html?_c=feed-rss http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/small-uk-cars.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 15 May 2008 00:30:51 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c66b16000300fad687fb210004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e398c66b16000300fad687fb210004-50si" alt="little yellow car" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> One of the first things an American traveler in Great Britain notices is all the very small cars! In our neighborhood at home, the prototypical vehicle is some variety of SUV. But the cars one immediately notices after landing at Heathrow are li... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/small-uk-cars.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c66b16000300fad6871c450005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> london travel cars uk http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/here-is-one-bitter-pennsylvanian.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DRB) http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/here-is-one-bitter-pennsylvanian.html?_c=feed-rss http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/here-is-one-bitter-pennsylvanian.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:00:07 -0700 Take a look: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marylee-smithwick/far-more-than-bitter-mess_b_97494.html She is bitter and proud of it! This last summer, we drove through much of Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, as well as parts of Michigan, and wer... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/here-is-one-bitter-pennsylvanian.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c66b16000300f48d0e8b4f0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/what-to-eat.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DRB) http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/what-to-eat.html?_c=feed-rss http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/what-to-eat.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:01:11 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c66b16000300e398f111720004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e398c66b16000300e398f111720004-50si" alt="red wine and dark chocolate" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I have had some trouble figuring out what, if anything, is actually good for a person to eat. When we consulted a dietician a couple months ago, I asked her directly, and she did not name one food. Not one! But, then later in the conversation,... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/what-to-eat.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c66b16000300f48cef8a430003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/abcs-so-called-debate.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DRB) http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/abcs-so-called-debate.html?_c=feed-rss http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/abcs-so-called-debate.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:48:41 -0700 After 30 minutes of frustrated watching, I have turned off the disgraceful "debate" being hosted by ABC News and moderated by Charles Gibson, with George Stephanopoulos in yjr second chair. Every single question in the first third of this 90 minu... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/abcs-so-called-debate.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c66b16000300f48d0de8d70001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/springsteen-endorses-obama.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DRB) http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/springsteen-endorses-obama.html?_c=feed-rss http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/springsteen-endorses-obama.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:42:32 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c66b16000300f48cef350b0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e398c66b16000300f48cef350b0003-50si" alt="Springsteen" /></a> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c66b16000300e398f0b9bf0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e398c66b16000300e398f0b9bf0004-50si" alt="Madonna" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> See Associated Press. Or see Springsteen's own web page. Part of what he says is: "After the terrible damage done over the past eight years, a great American reclamation project needs to be undertaken. I believe that Senator Obama is the best ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/springsteen-endorses-obama.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c66b16000300e398f0cb0f0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/the-nice-day-rule.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DRB) http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/the-nice-day-rule.html?_c=feed-rss http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/the-nice-day-rule.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:35:56 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c66b16000300f48cef348d0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e398c66b16000300f48cef348d0003-50si" alt="Nice weather" /></a> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c66b16000300f48cef21940002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e398c66b16000300f48cef21940002-50si" alt="Deer in the woods" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It has been a beautiful day here--a little windy, but clear and warm. According to the Chicago Tribune, this is the first day that the temperature has reached 70 degrees since October. So I invoked the "nice day" rule, which is: if the weather... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/the-nice-day-rule.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c66b16000300f48cef22e00002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/a-better-lunch.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DRB) http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/a-better-lunch.html?_c=feed-rss http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/a-better-lunch.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:43:52 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c66b16000300f48ceec2c60002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398c66b16000300f48ceec2c60002-50si" alt="salad, soup, and sandwich" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Just to make it clear that I don't always eat things like fried mac and cheese for lunch, here is an iPhoto of what we enjoyed yesterday noon: This was good food, and much more healthy I think. At a little coffee shop that caters to the yog... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/a-better-lunch.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c66b16000300f48cef05570002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/hillary-steps-up-to-the-bar.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DRB) http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/hillary-steps-up-to-the-bar.html?_c=feed-rss http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/hillary-steps-up-to-the-bar.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:11:08 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398c66b16000300f48ceee20e0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398c66b16000300f48ceee20e0002-50si" alt="Crown Royal" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> When Hillary was drinking with "the guys" in an Indiana bar, talking hunting and bowling and trying to show that she is not at all an "elitist" like Barack Obama is . . . And to demonstrate that she is completely sympatico with workers who have ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/hillary-steps-up-to-the-bar.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c66b16000300f48ceef0b80003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/john-mccain-on-msnbcs-college-tour.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DRB) http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/john-mccain-on-msnbcs-college-tour.html?_c=feed-rss http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/john-mccain-on-msnbcs-college-tour.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:50:47 -0700 I have been watching John McCain on this 60 minute interview show, hosted by Chris Matthews, and am so struck by how much better McCain seems to me than Hillary Clinton! It is astonishing. On "the issues," there is an awful lot he stands for th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/john-mccain-on-msnbcs-college-tour.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c66b16000300f48ceed3980002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics hillary character clinton msnbc obama mccain http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/danger-income-taxes-ahead.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DRB) http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/danger-income-taxes-ahead.html?_c=feed-rss http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/danger-income-taxes-ahead.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:00:46 -0700 Tomorrow is April 15th. Have you filed your income taxes yet? Or at least an extension? I can't believe how much trouble taxes have become--how much paperwork there is. Looking through various items that my late wife had in her desk, I found he... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drb2008.vox.com/library/post/danger-income-taxes-ahead.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398c66b16000300e398f030f10005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>