I booked a flight. (Or two.) I’m writing a book. (Or, as I like to call it: “The book.”) Quite obviously, I had to use these facts for a lame pun in my headline, but it’s 6am and something like 15C (that’s 59F). I haven’t had coffee and my hands are freezing, so I haven’t […]
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Good Reads, Happy 2011 Edition
Happy New Year, everybody! Hope you had a great time during Christmas and the turn of the year. (I was told that saying “Christmas” instead of “Holidays” was considered politically incorrect. As a friendly anarchist, I don’t really feel too bad about being p.i. at times, although I hope you also enjoyed Hanukkah, Yule, the […]
Good Reads, Gunpowder Treason Edition
One year ago, The Friendly Anarchist went live with a short post remembering the gunpowder plot of 1605 and a speech from V, main character of the Hollywood movie V for Vendetta, based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel of the same name. It was a bit of a coincidence, but then, why not start a […]
Good Reads, La Niña Edition
Here in the Caribbean, the rain doesn’t stop. For over a month now we are back in the city, and after a couple of dry days, I hoped the rainy season would take a longer break. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case, and last night we had a nice thunder storm, driving the dogs crazy. (And, […]
Good Reads, Countryside Edition
So my wife and I have been spending almost two weeks now in a largish village right outside the industrial zone of Cartagena. A village with hummingbirds visiting our room from time to time, a village with stunning sunsets, really loud music, and rather bad infrastructure. (Way better than 10 years ago and way better […]