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Photo · Furball disguised as Snow Leopard

# 10 January 10

Lots of snow yesterday in Brussels. Joy.

In other news, your search for the coolest car in the world is over. Thank you Craigs List. A bargain at $4,500 don’t you think?

Coolest car checklist:
-Porsche whale tale
-13 inch wire wheels
-Mural of dog wearing sunglass on hood


Photo · Burj Khalifa - opening day

# 4 January 10

2,716ft

Taken during the layover between flights from Afghanistan to Zurich in September.


Photo · Killer

# 24 November 09

She is ready to ambush the camera.


Photo · Jumeirah Burj Al Arab

# 23 November 09

Some dude making a video of a seven star hotel in Dubai. Looks like an exciting video.

In different news: One day I will buy and build this car.


Photo · Alps tour 2009

# 16 November 09

Some photos of the motorcycle tour through the Alps in May-June.

Giant pipe, somewhere in Switzerland?

Some of the crew, soaking in the sun and the view, stretching the legs.


Photo · Berlin, early 2007

# 9 November 09

Correct me if I’m wrong, but in the photo below I think the lines in the sidewalk show where the wall used to stand. Brandenburg gate is off to the right and the Bundestag is straight ahead. Maybe I’m wrong. The other two photos are obvious enough.


Photo · Remembrance Day 2009

# 8 November 09

At the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial.


Photo · Automne, another time

# 5 November 09

Old photo. October 14, 2007 in Luxembourg. This kind of automne phenomenon is fascinating for a Californian because we don’t really get this on the west coast.


Photo · Back by popular demand

# 4 November 09

She has many names, but mostly she responds to “Furball”


Photo · Automne/Herfst

# 1 November 09


Photo · Al Jazeera's James Bays covering the Afghan elections

# 25 October 09


Photo · Afghan Elections 2.0

# 20 October 09

Darn, I won’t be there for the second round of voting


Photo · 20 years since the Loma Prieta earthquake

# 17 October 09

5:04 p.m. on Oct. 17, 1989, San Francisco bay area

Photos and stories of the quake over at the San Francisco Chronicle and Wikipeda


ADAM TEITELBAUM/AFP/Getty Images


Photo · Support good journalism

# 16 October 09

I’m not endorsing the Afghan papers below. What I am saying is that for all the time wasted on the Ballon Boy B*** S***, I urge you to go out tomorrow or Sunday and buy a newspaper in a show of support for good journalism. Thats it.

How pathetic.


Photo · Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery

# 14 October 09

I’ve been to lots of American war cemeteries lately. During last weekend’s trip to DC I visited Arlington. Below, some photos of a sentinel at the tomb of the unknowns.


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