Archives for: "July 2010"

Ferris wheel

July 11th, 2010
Damn, I want to ride this ride! more »

Another steamy day

July 12th, 2010
It's 9:00 a.m., 79 °F and the humidity is 61%. Heck, Phoenix doesn't even get that humid when it's raining! more »

Note to self

July 12th, 2010
Next time I decide to take a seven-mile walk, I should put sunscreen on. Even my eyelids are burned! more »

The triumphs of academia

July 12th, 2010
I just got a note from a former student of mine. He studied with me in WA. He wrote: You know, I spent most of Thursday night speaking Russian up in Manila. It seems the only place that I've been able to practice my Russian over the years, is when… more »

Hunkering

July 12th, 2010
One thing that Russians do that adult Americans almost never do is to sit in a squatting position. I think most Americans lose the ability to maintain this position somewhere in their twenties unless they are uncommonly flexible or attend yoga classes.… more »