Author Archives: Philip

Last Minute Changes

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Philip

In two days I’m heading to the apparently desolate and frigid land of Fargo. Did you know there are at least five other states with cities named Fargo? And it’s also not frigid there, at least not yet. While it’s … Continue reading →

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Writing More

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Philip

I decided several weeks ago I need to start writing more. Obviously that hasn’t gone well for me. Earlier this month I was reading posts from Jeffery Zeldman of his perspective during and after 9/11/2001. He lives in New York … Continue reading →

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Lessons from a Pre-Apocalyptic World

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Philip

It’s late-morning on Saturday the 21st. Jesus will be coming back to get us in a few hours and some (more) massive earthquakes will be set off (sorry to steal the limelight, Japan). Or was that rapture bit supposed to … Continue reading →

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For the Record

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Philip

I guess when you visit a single country four times people start wondering why you don’t just live there. I’m getting ready to leave for the fourth time, but am feeling less and less okay about that. I’ve had at … Continue reading →

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Heading South

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Philip

Hitting the road to Queenstown <– apparently I can’t embed a video directly.

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In Christchurch

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Philip

When I first touched down last Tuesday into the Christchurch airport, nearly three years since my last trip, there wasn’t the usual surge of overwhelming excitement. I was glad to arrive, absolutely, but the giddy sensation was absent. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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First Week Photos

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Philip

Here are a handful of photos from the first week in Christchurch.

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The Anatomy of Pre-Travel Emotions

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Philip

This is how I emote during the lead up to a new trip: Pre-ticket purchase – “That would be so cool!” Ticket purchase – “WOOO!!! I’M GOING!!!” This ebbs and flows slightly depending on how much I’m thinking and being … Continue reading →

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Christchurch

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Philip

Thirteen days ago Christchurch had a massive 6.3 “aftershock” earthquake. If you keep up with me at all, you’ve probably seen my talking about it on the web already. You may have heard about it in the news as well. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the President’s Speech

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Philip

President Barack Obama has grayer hair than he used to have. I was watching his speech at the memorial service of the Tuscon, Arizona shooting with my temporary roommates and we all remarked on it. It would be interesting to … Continue reading →

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