During my time in Portugal this month, my mother and I chatted about all kinds of issues of course. Among them, the re-occuring discussion about how to make her roof back in New Jersey into a solar panel/film to produce energy for the house. She spoke excitedly about a...
I often listen to stories of other people's visits to Cairo, Egypt. A place famous for so many things, what always strikes me about how people describe Cairo, is the huge clash between traditional and modern, or what some would call, East and West. Naturally I'd like to learn...
The Banana Book, by Dan Koeppel, has arrived here at the politburo. The book that looks at the secrets and controversial history of the banana. How its farmed, how it finds its way to our kitchen, and more. Also I mention another book I just picked up, and a little...
I found myself towards the back of the crowd, almost unable to see the gravedigger doing his work and the people laying down Revolutionary-Red carnations. There in the cemetary that seemed to be located on top of the world, I scanned the traditional marble slab graves all around me. Buried...
Just arrived in Lisbon and enjoying the comforts of staying uptown with one of my dearest family members. The cold and soggy Portugal winter is making it even harder to stay awake. Therefore before I change location tomorrow, I leave you with a great edition of Radio Open Source,...
