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Bugatti Veyron at 250MPH
TopGear, the well-known UK car show, takes the Veyron up to 250MPH. Awe-inspiring
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Thriller in the Phillipines
So one of the things that I noticed in the Phillipines was just how upbeat and attitude-free a place it was. This incredible video is a group of prisoners putting on “Thriller” in the prison yard....
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I'm back
Sorry for the light (no!) posting recently. I have been on a wild amount of travel, first in Cyprus, then on a trip with some of our students to India and China. More on that later, but suffice it to...
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Kiva.org
I found Kiva.org to be a strangely addictive way to do “charity” 1. It is microfinance lending so it is not “really” charity. Default rates are very low as with most of microfinance so you can recycle...
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Euro transition
So on Jan 1, 2008, Cyprus transitioned to the Euro, replacing the Cyprus Pound. It was very interesting for a geek like me to watch the transition which was incredibly smooth. There has been dual...
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Picture of the Day: Greek Orthodox Priests and GW Bush in Bethlehem
This flash of the exotic (to Western eyes at least) caught my eye today. An often forgotten thing in Israel/Palestine is the small but historically very important Christian community. The Greek...
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Day in the Countryside in Pissouri
Warning: this post is way off-topic, will only make sense if you played H-O-R-S-E as a kid, and, yes, I am making fun of myself. Last Sunday, my father, Elena and I took a drive around the Limassol and...
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Announcing Project Salsa
Expect occasional updates as I have time. Please comment! Project Salsa
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