Walk a mile in my shoes

A young Cambodian girl whose face betrays her age. She was 10 going on 30. Walking the streets of Siem Reap, she collected cans and plastic in the sack over her back. Is our fate simply based on the lottery of where we are born into this world? The photoblog version will look much better (which can usually be viewed by clicking on my photos)Read more

Dreamhost mistakenly charges every customer hundreds or thousands of dollars!

I’ve been using Dreamhost for a while now – a very happy customer in every possible way. Tonight I received a call from my credit card company that a suspicious charge had been made in an odd amount. It’s a card I very rarely use, so I told them to block the card, suspend the account, and issue a new card. I started receiving odd emails from Dreamhost stating that they’ve rebilled my account (despite already having a positive balance).Read more

Too much to say = nothing to say

Ironically, I’ve started composing this long winded exotic description of our experiences at Angkor Wat. In doing so, I’ve completely avoided posting anything else. So, for now in order to get back to posting some writing, I’ll put that post aside. When I have the most to say, I end up saying nothing. It’s been a very tough time deciding whether to remain in Indonesia for yet another year or not. To be honest, this was the closest I’ve everRead more

Classic beauty

Novita on Christmas Eve in Siem Reap, Cambodia. I’m a very lucky man. I get lost in those eyes. Taken at high ISO on a Canon G7 (not my 5D). There’s some banding on her right arm – must have been odd shadows.Read more