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March 30, 2010

Adventures In The Nigerian Navy

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From Yahoo News, J. Gambrell AP Press:

The effectiveness of the Nigerian navy is also in question.

During the recent training exercise, the Burutu was motoring near the American frigate Samuel B. Roberts. The U.S. ship sounded a warning through its loudspeaker that the Nigerian vessel was on a collision course.

The warning continued even as the Nigerian patrol boat scraped along the side of the U.S. warship, creating an ear-piercing metallic squeal. One U.S. sailor cursed and threw a blue hard hat at the Nigerian sailors, who merely stared.

March 30, 2010

Don’t Forgetta The Mezzetta

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Our new addiction hook is Mahjong, or Ma Jiang, or 麻將, or whatever you want to call it. We’ve already snagged two other couples, so if you and someone you know want to learn our twisted, probably made-up rules, you should email me and come over. It’s incredibly addicting.

March 28, 2010

The Hall Of Harps

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Don’t you hate it when the subject line is just a literal description of the picture? This was taken, by the way, at the historic church tour. I really want to know who these harpists are.

March 26, 2010

Compendium Monstrum

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Sometimes, though, I just want the picture to stand alone.

March 26, 2010

Killed By A Waterspout

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I stayed home today to avoid horrific construction. And I have to say, I haven’t been so productive in quite a while, or at least, until they cut the power in the Department, rendering my remote computing useless. Oh well.

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The Third Antarctic Journals is Michael C. Chen's blog on science, religion, and other reflections of his life that are designed to bore even his closest family and friends, one day at a time.


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