Classes are going smoothly. Nothing special to report. When I am at The London School, instead of using their wi-fi, which was weakish on the first floor when we first arrived, I have been using my own wi-fi router from a local ISP. Theoretically I… more »

No classes today. It's devoted to time with the language coaches. A few in the group who have not done so will do a craft class. I think we'll have to get rid of this craft class for next and substitute something else. If it weren't for the… more »

Grumble. The other day Flash audio/video stopped working completely in my version of Firefox. All my online classes use Flash for audio. Flash has regained functionality today, doubtless because many screamed at the Mozilla folks. Still, I suppose… more »

Classes went normally today. Nothing special to report. I've always been linguistically curious, so any time I see a an exception or a concept, I immediately want to bring it into a comprehensive whole. I build mental structures that make everything… more »

Of course, I have just posted an entry on how calm and not out of place I feel here in Bishkek, and lo, there was an anti-terrorist operation at 6:00 in the evening on Thursday not a kilometer from where I live as the crow flies. Initial accounts… more »