November 2004

Silver Threads Among the Gold

November 28, 2004

One thing I do like about my hair is its color. When I was little it was white-blonde, partly because I lived in Bangkok and spent a lot of time out in strong sunlight. It darkened as I got older, to its present ash-blonde, with random (and completely natural) patches of lighter and darker color [...]

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What’s in a Title? Signora vs. Signorina in Italy

November 28, 2004

I’m 42 today and, waking up with blue circles and bags under my eyes, I look it. Well, that’s the result of two days on my feet in the kitchen, cooking for 35 people (yes, I did have lots of help – thank you, Shannon!) for our annual Thanksgiving/ birthday/ housewarming feast (the housewarming part [...]

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The God Gene: Why Some of Us Just Don’t Get Religion?

November 21, 2004

In this new book, Dean Hamer discusses possible genetic components of “a personality trait known as self-transcendence, originally identified by Washington University psychiatrist Robert Cloninger. Cloninger found that spiritual people tend to share a set of characteristics, such as feeling connected to the world and a willingness to accept things that cannot be objectively demonstrated. … [...]

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Italian Orphan Names

November 13, 2004

Italy has a millennia-old tradition of abandoning unwanted infants. The Romans exposed them on remote hillsides to be (hopefully) adopted by someone who needed a child or (more likely) eaten by wolves. In more recent times, babies were left on church steps, in most cases to be raised by the Church. Since no one knew [...]

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Travel Vlog: Shopping in Delhi

November 13, 2004

Nov 13, 2004 My trip to India was short – too short. I arrived in Delhi at 12:30 am on Thursday, October 28th, crashed at a hotel for a few hours with my classmate Fiona, then at 6:55 am we hopped on the train to Dehra Dun (where we met lots of other Woodstockers). From Dehra [...]

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Funny Sign: Upgradation

November 5, 2004
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Traditional and Modern Entertainment in Delhi

November 4, 2004

shot Nov 2, 2004, 0:34 mins, 2.6 MB Traditional dancers from I’m not sure what region of India, filmed at Dilli Haat. I have no idea why the guy in the background decided to get in on the act; the dancers seemed pretty puzzled about it, too. shot Nov 3, 2004, 0:28 mins, 1.3 MB The [...]

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Woodstock 150th: Back to Delhi

November 2, 2004

  shot Nov 2, 2004 Most of the group left Mussoorie Monday morning in Sanjay’s buses. Anne and I took the Shatabdi back to Delhi that evening (about half the seats were occupied by Woodstockers), joining Marilyn at the Park Hotel where the three of us shared a room. Tuesday we shopped all over Delhi, [...]

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Jantr Mantr in 2004

November 2, 2004

Nov 2, 2004 – 2:40 min, 9.2 MB 360 kbps video, 24 kbps audio Delhi

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