I have done the double checks on all of the luggage, charged all of the gadgets, made photocopies of all the paperwork, and now I'm pretty sure it's all good to go! The temperature here in Boise is supposed to get to 98 degrees today, so why not head some place where you can add some humidity! I will do my best to keep you all up to date on the journey.
What Am I Doing?
My online journal for all to see.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Ever Rub Your Eyes And See Light?
A phosphene is an entoptic phenomenon characterized by the experience of seeing light without light actually entering the eye.
The cheapest places to live in the world. $500 a month
Are you tired of busy cities, crowded streets, high rents and almost non-affordable mortgage? Well...there are places in the world where you can live well for less. The cheapest places to live are also the most beautiful and exotic destinations. So why not to pack your bags and dreams and move to one of these paradise locations, if not for a lifetime, then at least for a year or two?
Leaving In The Morning...
From - - - - - - - - - - - - To - - - - - - - - - - - - - Distance
BOI (43°33'52"N 116°13'22"W) PDX (45°35'18"N 122°35'51"W) 0344 mi
PDX (45°35'18"N 122°35'51"W) NRT (35°45'53"N 140°23'11"E) 4822 mi
NRT (35°45'53"N 140°23'11"E) SGN (10°49'08"N 106°39'07"E) 2722 mi
SGN (10°49'08"N 106°39'07"E) PVG (31°08'36"N 121°48'19"E) 1703 mi
HGH (30°13'46"N 120°26'04"E) SZX (22°38'21"N 113°48'38"E) 0664 mi
HKG (22°18'32"N 113°54'53"E) PVG (31°08'36"N 121°48'19"E) 0779 mi
PVG (31°08'36"N 121°48'19"E) XIY (34°26'50"N 108°45'06"E) 0792 mi
XIY (34°26'50"N 108°45'06"E) PEK (40°04'48"N 116°35'04"E) 0580 mi
PEK (40°04'48"N 116°35'04"E) NRT (35°45'53"N 140°23'11"E) 1330 mi
NRT (35°45'53"N 140°23'11"E) PDX (45°35'18"N 122°35'51"W) 4822 mi
PDX (45°35'18"N 122°35'51"W) BOI (43°33'52"N 116°13'22"W) 0344 mi
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total: 18904 mi
Code Location
BOI- Boise [Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field], ID, US
PDX- Portland [Intl], OR, US
NRT- Tokyo (Narita) [New Tokyo Intl], Honshu, JP
SGN- Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) [Tan Son Nhat Intl], VN
PVG- Shanghai [Pudong Intl], Shanghai, CN
HGH- Hangzhou [Xiaoshan Intl (Jianqiao)], Zhejiang, CN
SZX- Zhenzhen (Shenzhen) [Bao'an Intl (Huangtian)], Guangdong, CN
HKG- Hong Kong [Intl - Chek Lap Kok], HK
XIY- Xi'an (Xian) [Xianyang Intl], Shaanxi, CN
PEK- Beijing (Peking) [Capital], Beijing, CN
Friday, July 03, 2009
What Makes Us Happy?
Is there a formula—some mix of love, work, and psychological adaptation—for a good life? For 72 years, researchers at Harvard have been examining this question, following 268 men who entered college in the late 1930s through war, career, marriage and divorce, parenthood and grandparenthood, and old age. Here, for the first time, a journalist gains access to the archive of one of the most comprehensive longitudinal studies in history. Its contents, as much literature as science, offer profound insight into the human condition—and into the brilliant, complex mind of the study’s longtime director, George Vaillant.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
The Rodenator!
Deb and I have just gotten back from a viewing of the Rodenator in action, and I can tell you it has restored my faith in America! The boom and the concussion are amazing. Flame and debris blowing out of holes feet away. I will be using this fine piece of equipment in the near future as the destructive wall of whistle pig holes creeps in from the back of the house. We heard the booms and headed over to the neighbor's house to watch the owner covered with grass and dirt grinning from ear to ear! "Boom!!!" You can feel the thump through the ground. "BOOM!!!" He says that he hopes it works... but even if it doesn't it was worth it! As we are leaving other neighbors are walking into his yard with the same look I have... "I wanna be a redneck and blow up rodents TOO!"






