tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63591152011-04-21T23:03:21.407-05:00..We understand our own lives less and less. We live in the postmodern world, where everything is possible and almost nothing is certain. V.HavelTravisnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128967049297039542005-10-10T12:56:00.000-05:002005-10-10T12:57:29.296-05:00

Help!Check out Humanitarian Man for updates and first hand information on the quake!Do it, do it now!

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128966950808746702005-10-10T12:54:00.000-05:002005-10-10T12:55:50.816-05:00

Unicef bombs the Smurfs in fund-raising campaign for ex-child soldiers

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128898397261260842005-10-09T17:53:00.000-05:002005-10-09T18:25:34.080-05:00

Any individual or group that would like to send money or supplies to the disaster in Pakistan can contact me through e-mail. I can deliver cash by hand starting Tuesday 10 Oct 2005. I can also provide resources for getting goods and supplies you would like to get to Pakistan.I will be in the worst effected areas starting tomorrow, so anything you would like to give or send will get directly to

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128807798709347782005-10-08T16:41:00.000-05:002005-10-08T16:46:47.586-05:00

I will be there Monday...."Village after village has been wiped out," said another official in Muzaffarabad, the main town in Pakistani controlled Kashmir. "The Neelum River has been blocked because whole villages have fallen into the water."AFP NEWS"I could see rocks and homes tumbling down the mountains," said Ilahi, who was driving to his village of Garlat when the quake struck. "When I

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128712141199462352005-10-07T14:07:00.000-05:002005-10-07T14:09:01.206-05:00

The comments were attributed to Mr Bush by Mr Shaath, a Palestinian negotiator, in the upcoming TV series Elusive Peace: Israel and the Arabs.BBCMr Shaath said that in a 2003 meeting with Mr Bush, the US president said he was "driven with a mission from God"."God would tell me, George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan. And I did, and then God would tell me, George, go and end the

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128653018924659092005-10-06T21:42:00.000-05:002005-10-06T21:47:27.730-05:00

So the NYPD now has its own internal CIA. They have operatives in foreign lands and are currently conduction intelligence collection activities in and outside of the New York state boarders AND outside of the United States boarders. How is this possible? Who is funding it? Where are the checks and balances to insure American privacy?(To watch a video about New York’s CIA log onto www.cnn.com

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128634063132106842005-10-06T16:26:00.000-05:002005-10-06T16:27:43.136-05:00

After a long day of canvassing Seattle for a firkin t-mobile store (I passed two of them many times with out noticing) it appears I have injured myself. When I got out of bed yesterday I had a huge shooting pain in my left foot when the ball of the foot touched the ground. I had shin splints already from my 10 mile walk but this was new and not fun.I put on my cool new REI trail running shoes

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128539520759497752005-10-05T14:11:00.000-05:002005-10-05T14:12:00.766-05:00

As you know my cell phone decided to loose me a few days ago. As I have not been able to locate it I had to bite the bullet and go buy yet another mobile phone.I purchase the RAZR V3. It seems cool thus far but worry about its ability to keep up with my clumsy lifestyle. Either way I have a phone now, if you would like to hear from me (ever) it would be nice if you text messaged or e-mailed me

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128373457189578962005-10-03T16:04:00.000-05:002005-10-03T16:04:17.190-05:00

I am out of passport visa pages. I should have gotten more put in while I was stateside this time, but I didn’t. So now I have to get more put in while I am over seas….. This is a pain. Hopefully I can get a contact to expedite it for me. I need to get another visa here soon and I have no page to put it on! Dang! Stupid small passport.

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128373304321060332005-10-03T16:00:00.000-05:002005-10-03T16:01:44.323-05:00

I found my digital video camera I lost last month but I have now lost my cell phone. So please use e-mail or skype if you want to talk to me or hear from me.

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128373200787150482005-10-03T15:56:00.000-05:002005-10-03T16:00:00.790-05:00

A good Canadian friend of mine is working in a far off land for the campaign to ban landmines. She recently graduated from university and is out in a non-English speaking job. She is well traveled, well educated and comes from a family of humanitarian aid workers. I receive her monthly updates and read every word as they are both interesting and insightful. Here is a tiny bit of one subject

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128372959233957072005-10-03T15:54:00.001-05:002005-10-03T15:55:59.233-05:00

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1577753,00.html">Killer Dolphins

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128372884400619632005-10-03T15:54:00.000-05:002005-10-03T15:54:44.400-05:00

You are dedicated to your job and very good at what you do. You've done some very bad things, but they had to be done. You don't expect to go to heaven, but that is a sacrifice you've made for a better future for all.What are you?

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128372836555904612005-10-03T15:53:00.000-05:002005-10-03T15:53:56.566-05:00

I spent last week in Houston securing hospitals and patients and preparing for the worst after the hurricane. However the hurricane decided to turn east and barely even scratched Houston. So we didn’t get to use our guns on “looterers”. Still it was a long five days of being on our feet and dealing with silly dumb people. The first few nights we slept in the labor ward of the hospital. I

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1128191887684760102005-10-01T13:37:00.000-05:002005-10-01T13:38:07.693-05:00

travis henderson, your Super Hero Name isThe Flying Frog Licker

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1127504481313539172005-09-23T14:40:00.000-05:002005-09-23T14:41:21.320-05:00

Only days to go till I head out again on a couple months long adventure overseas. I have not stood still since I returned to the US in June. Visited 17 US States Driven well over 10,000 miles (This number only includes road trips over 200 miles)Started a non-profit companyPrinted and mailed hundreds of brochuresTurned 30 years oldPurchased one new set of shoesWritten 1,754 E-mailsRead 2,773

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1127495118803360712005-09-23T12:04:00.000-05:002005-09-23T12:05:18.810-05:00

So how much of the rain from hurricane Rita do you think is toxic sludge, sewer, petrol chemicals, the plague, oil, and other disgusting elements and diseases that it collected in the gulf due to the fact that it was pumped out after hurricane Katrina?Thanks New Orleans for sharing your toxic shit with us in Texas. Mark my words, I believe this whole mess if going to have significant

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1126981473183154952005-09-17T13:23:00.000-05:002005-09-17T13:24:33.190-05:00

Show me another cat in a sink!

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1126768287634699172005-09-15T02:11:00.000-05:002005-09-15T02:11:27.646-05:00

segway 

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1126765213561745222005-09-15T01:20:00.000-05:002005-09-15T01:21:00.503-05:00

I road my first Segway tonight in an undisclosed location deep under the earths crust in a laboratory delivery garage. I also checked out some anthrax DNA and stuff... fun fun!

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1126741580690992272005-09-14T18:43:00.000-05:002005-09-14T18:46:20.696-05:00

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf have shaken hands at the UN."He asked me how I was. I asked him 'How are you?' And that's very good," President Musharraf told reporters. BBCIf it wasn’t for Katrina I think last weeks announcement that Pak and Israel had been talking would have dominated the headlines....as would this symbolic gesture. I laugh when I

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1126592644550135852005-09-13T01:16:00.000-05:002005-09-13T01:24:04.556-05:00

Read this whole story at BBC it’s worth it.The problem is, the only wedding that is legally recognized for Jews in Israel is the Orthodox ceremony and this is a wedding service neither will accept. Like many other secular Israelis, they find the ceremony archaic and humiliating Only 20% of Israel's population are Orthodox Jews, yet the Rabbinate, the chief council of Orthodox rabbis, has ultimate

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1126591168478995522005-09-13T00:57:00.000-05:002005-09-13T00:59:28.483-05:00

Holy crap! eBay bought Skype for $2.6 BILLION DOLLARS! WHAT THE HELL!?BBC

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1126565326809443762005-09-12T17:13:00.001-05:002005-09-12T17:58:09.430-05:00

"In my view, it is likely to have as traumatic an impact on American political life as the Great Depression of the 1930s. That catastrophe ushered in two decades of Democratic presidents - but even more, it reversed America's entrenched dedication to laissez faire Social Darwinism, a philosophy embraced by both major parties for 150 years."I do not believe that the power and duty of the General

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1126560681517567842005-09-12T16:30:00.000-05:002005-09-12T17:58:49.916-05:00

Americans have rallied to give an unprecedented amount of aid in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. They have already pledged around $587million more than initial donations for 9/11 and the Asian tsunami - according to a newspaper that tracks charitable giving. AID PLEDGES $61.bn - US government$587m - US donations**According to the Chronicle of PhilanthropyBBCAmerican lives are worth much more to

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1126412663140745272005-09-10T23:23:00.000-05:002005-09-10T23:24:23.146-05:00

I drove 6000 miles last month and I am about to add 1200 to that in one day! Its 1115PM and I am waiting on a truck to arrive. A friend of mine and I will be driving this truck to Arizona non stop. Yahoo says 17 hours, Google 19 hours, and Map Quest 15 hours… I wonder who is correct. The story on the tuck is it was rented by this chick who was given a promotion and she was moving to New

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1126073835069867182005-09-07T01:15:00.000-05:002005-09-07T01:17:15.073-05:00

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1125979563592676262005-09-05T23:05:00.000-05:002005-09-05T23:06:03.600-05:00

The deadline for birthday entries is Sept 15th. If you have not gotten your entry in by now please review the below parameters and e-mail it to me ASAP. Thanks for your participation and this, your gift! I would like anyone and everyone who has ever known me to write a "Chapter"or a page or a paragraph about their experience of me. It doesn't have to be nice or funny (unless it was) but it has

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1125636814672529382005-09-01T23:17:00.000-05:002005-09-02T00:03:21.456-05:00

Thanks to all of you who wrote in…. to those of you who got a rain check…. I am still waiting!!!Here are some snipits of my favorites:Relationship according to his grandmother: That girl Travis gave the toilet seat to. Here is a list of things about you which you might want to give to people you are just getting to know—kind of like an “oh—that’s why he did that” manual.Travis needs to keep in

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1125562830049766272005-09-01T03:19:00.000-05:002005-09-01T03:20:30.056-05:00

• September 1 – Travis Henderson was born!• September 1, the "Sinai II" Accord was signed. Israel ceded more of the Sinai back to Egypt, and returned control of the oilfields to Egypt. (Sinai I)• September 5 - In Sacramento, California, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of incarcerated cult leader Charles Manson, attempts to assassinate US President Gerald Ford, but is thwarted by a Secret

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1125528953478580322005-08-31T17:55:00.000-05:002005-08-31T17:55:53.486-05:00

During my time at Northern Command I held and managed the MACDIS and other related plans. These plans are intended for exactly what is occurring in New Orleans.It never fails to amaze me how fast people are to steal and loot. Where exactly are they taking all this crap they are stealing? To their under water trailer park? I mean seriously.I wonder how many of the bodies floating in the river

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1125010470503141632005-08-25T17:51:00.000-05:002005-08-25T17:54:30.510-05:00

When will we Americans get off our ass and start a revolution against these oil prices? Its rediculous and completely avoidable. We need revolution people.... Jamaica yesterday became the first Caribbean country to reach an agreement with Venezuela for oil at below-market terms. The Petrocaribe initiative is a plan to offer oil at flexible rates to 13 Caribbean countries. Jamaica will pay $40

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1124826930886325272005-08-23T14:55:00.000-05:002005-08-23T14:58:00.293-05:00

"Travis and I were driving around, visiting friends and relatives he hadn't seen in a while. One stop was supposed to be fairly quick, and I suppose the way things turned out, it was pretty quick considering the way things went awry." Read more  

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1124129701681668542005-08-15T13:13:00.000-05:002005-08-15T13:15:01.686-05:00

The mystical form of Islam espoused by Sufi saints for hundreds of years continues to thrive in Pakistan despite opposition from religious hardliners and the authorities.Food stalls, bonfires, stereo-players, huddles of ganja-smoking men, smaller ones of heroin users, others swigging local brews, make up this multi-ethnic weekly party that rocks into the early hours of the morning.Although

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1124086064025327952005-08-15T00:38:00.000-05:002005-08-15T01:08:34.340-05:00

The bachelor party yesterday went off with out a hitch. Was a great time of man bonding and cultural experiences.We started out the day around 1pm with a few shots, then out to paintball. We played some intense paintball for about 3+ hours and I have a number of bruises, strawberry marks and scars to prove it. Not as many as everyone else though! The groom got pummeled and yes even took one

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1124084292251133822005-08-15T00:37:00.000-05:002005-08-15T00:38:12.250-05:00

I don’t sweat this much in Texas!!! Seriously this no A/C thing can suck. I mean it’s nice and cool here, but the sun beams into your windows and heats the inside up like crazy. the 80's here feel like high 90's Weird. You know it has not rained since I have been here! Who says it always rains in Washington?

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1124083828074914082005-08-15T00:30:00.000-05:002005-08-15T00:30:28.080-05:00

Fort Casey... this is a very famous cannon. I use to fit into this cannon... as did my bro 

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1124083742780709242005-08-15T00:29:00.000-05:002005-08-15T00:29:02.786-05:00

I love cool signs 

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1124083718246790632005-08-15T00:28:00.000-05:002005-08-15T00:35:11.723-05:00

Forward Operating Base Seattle  Now that Marigold has High Speed Internet and WiFi I spend all my time in this chair. This is my corner of the postage stamp she lives in. I spend well over 6hours a day sitting in this chair, studying and researching. Communicating and pondering how I will continue to financially survive doing what I do. There is a nice view though so it helps me believe in

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123794167333604072005-08-11T15:52:00.000-05:002005-08-11T16:02:47.340-05:00

I have been a stellar member of the Best Buy Reward Zone program for a couple years now. During my second time in Afghanistan they had sent me the $180. I had earned, however, I as not there to receive them. Now over a year later I called them up and told them my story. After reviewing my account (and being impressed with the amount of shopping I do there I am sure) they decided to re-instate

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123786729338853042005-08-11T13:53:00.000-05:002005-08-11T13:58:49.343-05:00

Marigold took me to a concert with her sis and sises fiancé last night at the water front. We went to see OZOMATLI who was opening for Los Lonely Boys. Ozomatli was so much cooler; they should not be opening for anyone. We actually left with in the second song of Los Lonely Boys as they where boring. Ate at a great Italian place after the concert, the bar tender sucked and charged me $6.75

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123621983902769922005-08-09T16:11:00.000-05:002005-08-09T16:13:03.910-05:00

Sanitation promotion requires social mobilisation on a large scale

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123540771740908422005-08-08T17:35:00.000-05:002005-08-08T17:39:31.746-05:00

The First 81 brochures went out today. .37 cents per brochure.. no bulk rates. I have been spending amazing amounts of man-hours folding, stamping, labeling, and sealing brochures…not to mention the days spent online researching organizations and addresses, names and contact info. Thanks to Marigold for her help with labels and spreadsheet creation etc…I also applied for non-profit status

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123530348489710192005-08-08T14:44:00.000-05:002005-08-08T14:45:48.496-05:00

How to turn a veteran Afghan mujahideen fighter into a mountain guide.

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123271990591834542005-08-05T14:59:00.000-05:002005-08-05T14:59:50.590-05:00

Talked to an old Navy buddy today, was very cool to get back in touch. He is finishing up his degree in Political science, Economics and Philosophy, he speaks Turkish, German and Spanish (all self taught), and is now learning Punjabi. He is also a snow board instructor.I am pressuring him to take the Foreign Service Exam now; he would be such an awesome diplomat. We once drove from Las Vegas to

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123271649953577902005-08-05T14:40:00.000-05:002005-08-05T14:54:09.960-05:00

I have been spending the past few beautiful days inside a coffee shop consuming caffeine in trade for free WiFi. I sit on wooden uncomfortable chairs for hours and hours…. Just for WiFi.I was woken up yesterday by the sound of F-18’s buzzing the apartment. They where low! It was the Navy’s Blue Angels in town for the sea fair this weekend. They have been practicing for the past few days. All

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123183336085664682005-08-04T14:22:00.000-05:002005-08-04T14:22:16.090-05:00

Just a Pirate chasing booty 

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123183138711327732005-08-04T14:18:00.002-05:002005-08-04T14:18:58.716-05:00

Sunset 

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123183113259377432005-08-04T14:18:00.001-05:002005-08-04T14:18:33.263-05:00

Space needle 

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123183099110807252005-08-04T14:18:00.000-05:002005-08-04T14:18:19.116-05:00

Seattle 

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123183021738890412005-08-04T14:17:00.000-05:002005-08-04T14:17:01.743-05:00

I didnt hit any whales 

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123183012383598932005-08-04T14:16:00.000-05:002005-08-04T14:16:52.386-05:00

The 27 foot racer I sailed yesterday  

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123182407380996392005-08-04T14:06:00.004-05:002005-08-04T14:06:47.380-05:00

Can't beat this 

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123182394836480172005-08-04T14:06:00.003-05:002005-08-04T14:06:34.840-05:00

WA 

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123182388448626872005-08-04T14:06:00.002-05:002005-08-04T14:06:28.453-05:00

My Island 

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123182379128232802005-08-04T14:06:00.001-05:002005-08-04T14:06:19.133-05:00

JUMP! 

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123182372044121482005-08-04T14:06:00.000-05:002005-08-04T14:06:12.053-05:00

DP  

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1123182325514817612005-08-04T14:05:00.000-05:002005-08-04T14:05:25.580-05:00

Deception Pass Washington State 

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1122944836477160012005-08-01T20:06:00.001-05:002005-08-01T20:07:16.476-05:00

In the five nights I have been here so far, I have slept in three different places. The main place I am staying is in a trendy “gay” neighborhood. It’s a very diverse place with a great view of the space needle. The days are filled with music resounding through out the neighborhood from a school of music that is just across the road. Everything from jazz to classical can be heard on a regular

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1122944802319966992005-08-01T20:06:00.000-05:002005-08-01T20:06:42.320-05:00

This past weekend I attended the first wedding of my trip to Seattle. I was a guest of the bride; however I stood in as a groomsman twice for the rehearsal before I actually meet the groom…. Weird. Anyway they are a couple in there 50’s and very much in love. He is a chef (actually a professor who teaches culinary arts at a university… a “chefessor” perhaps?) He did all the ice sculptures,

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1122944777082296112005-08-01T20:05:00.000-05:002005-08-01T20:06:17.083-05:00

I had the privilege to go to my old Island already. I was stationed on this island when I was in the Navy and spent a couple good years there with my friends and grandparents. The island has changed a bit but most things remain the same. The property value has sky rocketed and I sure wish we owned the beach house still.I walked on the beach that I use to build forts on as a kid and colleted

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1122944732201199522005-08-01T20:04:00.000-05:002005-08-01T20:05:32.206-05:00

My 2223 mile road trip turned into a 2500 mile road trip and took me three long days. I remember back in the day when I could drive 3k miles in three days and still be ready to party… I am old.My trip was mostly boring except for a stop to see an old cop partner, and some family along the way. I drove mostly through the night so I could be alone and not deal with traffic. About halfway through

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1121722737934807822005-07-18T16:30:00.000-05:002005-07-18T16:38:57.940-05:00

Found this today. I wrote it a longtime ago and yet I feel exactly the same now.My life, if it can even be classified as mine, is so spread out, it has more faces and stories than I can keep up with. I don’t think I would like to choose one of them to live out fully, but at times it seams like I can’t live unless I do…..

Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359115.post-1121369218187025842005-07-14T14:22:00.000-05:002005-07-14T14:26:58.193-05:00

Pakistan province backs moral lawMaulana Fazlur Rahman, head of the religious MMA allianceA new watchdog will monitor people's "moral behaviour"Pakistan's North-West Frontier province has passed a controversial bill to introduce Taleban-style moral policing in public places.The legislature called "Hisba" (accountability), was passed with 68 votes in favour and 34 against. BBCThe "Taliban Style"

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The proposed law calls for the establishment of a new department to "discourage vice and encourage virtue."BBC

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Do you know how beautiful you are to meA feeling of the late glimmering evening bycandlelight and wineThe far away moments in foreign lands that course through our veinsand burn themselves so deep insideI feel lost without themThe smell of passionate love-makingall my senses spin when myflesh touches yours the taste of you in my mouthit is not hard to love you -- it is not hard to want youYou are

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I took some time tonight to read back through my blog. I realized that I was once a witty interesting guy. Some things I noticed within my blog:A number of interesting lists that reveal too much about meAmazing political dialog and forecasts that have come trueTruly eccentric stories of childhoodNeurotic words (lots of them)And so much more…..Dude, I need to sleep.

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Pakistani security officials privately admit that the plan is fraught with the danger of a resurgence of terror attacks inside Pakistan. But they forcefully argue that Pakistan has little chance but to take the risk. BBC

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10x10 did my Natal chart the other day and I am reading just a bit of it every chance I get. My week has been really crazy. So the little I have read is freakishly funny and much like me. One of these days I need to post just the funny stuff it says.House VIII is the area of emotional security and of security of the soul.House VIII in SagittariusDeath will certainly be in a foreign land or on

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My Weaknesses: petty and over-critical. Over-attention to detail, nit-picking and fussy.

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With four Indian budget carriers already flying and an equal number expected to begin operations by the end of this year, fares have plummeted.One airline has offered seats for one rupee (two US cents). The aviation boom has no parallel in India's history. BBC

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FBI overhaulAnd in a move which could prove controversial, the FBI is to be reorganised.Within it there will be another new intelligence body called the National Security Service. It will assume responsibility for intelligence work within the US.Americans have long resisted the growth of domestic intelligence agencies like those in Europe, believing they pose a threat to civil liberties. BBCThe

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Finally someone besides me is doing it! I have for years been climbing on my soap box telling leaders of this country how to communicate with Afghan’s out side of Kabul. I have been talking about the ability of the importance of the village roomer and of ledged in villages.Now it seems at least one government person is doing it, and with real pizzazz!BBC"On another occasion, we watched a

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BBCThe vehicle of the expected wonders of the Holy Spirit was American evangelist Benny Hinn, who flew into Nigeria in a Gulfstream private jet with a large retinue that included his bodyguards.He was received at Lagos airport in a motorcade of Hummer jeeps and other expensive cars. Whatever disappointment he felt on the first and second days of the miracle crusade, Hinn kept to himself - but he

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Every time I think of the war on terror I think how easy it would be for this “war” to turn into a 100% world war down religious lines….. When I read stuff like this it seems to be closer.It’s not going to be some great terrible event that a Christian does to a Muslim or vise versa it’s going to start with something like this story. Jews on Jews. Real religious division doesn’t occur until each

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A girl going to school is a big topic in former Taliban run Afghanistan….at least the media has made it one. Girls of all ages going to school everyday is an amazing and awesome thing considering that countries past and I fully support it in anyway I can.However it creates a dynamic that we in the west don’t think about. You see we see education as empowerment (and it is), how ever too many

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Did you know that in the puritan southern state of Texas one can not buy alcohol before 7AM! What is up with that? Around 5am this morning I decided to go get some breakfast and do some grocery shopping. Now those of you who don’t know me probably think I got up early to do this… that is just silly. I was still awake, so I ventured out. I was one of two people in the 24 hour grocery store.

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The media have been causing havoc with relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent weeks. The CIA director has made comments that the media says mean he knows where UBL is. All fingers (in the media’s opinion) point to Northern or Easter Pakistan. However there are still some (A tiny minority) who say UBL is in Iran. What will the word look like with out UBL mysteriously hiding

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Postmodernist63%Modernist56%Materialist56%Idealist50%Cultural Creative50%Existentialist50%Romanticist38%Fundamentalist25%What is Your World View? (updated)created with QuizFarm.comFrom Red

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Some intense quotes from an intense time in October 2003.Tonight I am lonelier then I have ever been, I believe I have lost some faith in the world today... the weird thing is I never had faith in the world to loose. In some aspects my faith was restored by the response for help I got from the senators and media, however I feel disillusioned by the fact that I could not cause change to the

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I turn 30 September 1st. I expected to die at 22. Apparently I am still alive (or at least that is what the THEY want me to believe). This is what I would like for my birthday since it’s probably one of my last… and hell, I am lucky (or not) to have made it this far.I would like anyone and everyone who has ever known me to write a “Chapter” or a page or a paragraph about there experience of me.

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The Road Trip of the South:Marigold came to visit and take a road trip. Travis flew in from his overseas adventures. The last time we hung out was 20 minutes at a layover Travis had on his way home from another oversea adventure (do you get the theme here?) in August of 2001. After several years of hanging out prior to, and then several years emailing and calling after, the friendship picked

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Throughout South Asia, homosexuality has been a taboo subject. But there are signs in some areas that gay people are now becoming more open in their behaviour. In this column a gay man in Pakistan talks about the advantages of being gay there compared to the West. He prefers to remain anonymous. BBC

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At least 14 people have been killed in an apparent suicide bomb at a Shia Muslim shrine in Pakistan, police say. BBCKaty do you remember the procession we saw that night on the street in front of your family's house? Those people where on the way to this shrine. People come from all over the country to celebrate at this shrine. I saw tons of busses and people walking to it a couple days ago.

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Thursday, May 26, 2005 707 PM Paris timeSo my posts are out of order today… oh well. I am now in a room in Paris. I convinced them to rent me a room based on an e-mail from my bank that says nothing and a hotel bill from four days ago. Just took a shower!!! Very exciting stuff. I consumed three of those little bottles of red wine on the plane on the way here from Dubai as I was sitting next

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Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1109PMSquatty Potty BluesToday as I was at the head quarters of what may possibly be my new office, I had to go #2. The thing is I was wearing jeans and all they have is a squatty potty. This is normally not a big deal, however today I had a small note book in my back pocket that contained my credit cards and some other important stuff. It of course fell out of my pocket

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Dirt Poor in ParisSo I left all my credit and ATM cards in my last country……. I am so screwed! I am now sitting at the hotel in Paris waiting for my bank to fax something so they will give me a room. I AM TIRED. My trip west went well and I was able to meet up with a ton of awesome people (not the job I was actually there for) from the past. I also ran into Dr. & Mrs. Chesterton in the

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My last night here in the Himalayas for a little while. Got sick as a dog again last night but am ok now, just a splitting head ache! Rushed to get everything done tonight… not fun. I am sure I could have finished better if I was feeling better, but oh well.This trip was very nice (minus the sickness) I am going to miss everyone a lot. Really great people here. I actually meet a new human

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"In our culture, no parent would like to see their daughter running on the roads along with the boys and that, too, in shorts. It is all being done by an elite group that wants to emulate the West and we have to stop this." BBC

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Friday, May 13, 2005 1628It’s quiet here now. The majority of the kids are gone on weekend excursions, hopefully none of the planned protest will erupt into violence and they will all have a good weekend.The internet is down again. It’s been thundering like crazy and a little rain. Tomorrow is another range day, would be fun in the rain.. for me at least, these poor guys wear the same uniform

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America tastes like cigarets... the poster in my "hotel room" in J-bad 

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Cow, dont leave home with out it 

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Torkam boarder Bubba's 

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Smoke it up at church 

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Disco at the PC Hotel 

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Religious diversity in the pirated movie shop 

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At least four people have died and many were hurt after police fired shots to disperse anti-US protests in the Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials say.Hundreds rioted over reports that interrogators at America's Guantanamo Bay prison had flushed at least one copy of the Koran down a toilet.The city is now said to be calm after widespread damage to property. All but essential UN staff are being

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Sunday, May 08, 2005 10:07pmSick as a dog, I head up to the nurse’s apartment to admit defeat. I am sick. She of course takes pity on me, as medical professionals should and gives me the meds to get better. She said, the normal prescription one thrice daily, however men should take five. And then went on to tell me how a particular doctor I know and respect always takes five…. So in my complete

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Still sick as a dog, throwing up out both ends... no fun and very stinky. My bathtub is full of dry barf from last night. You don't realize how much water is in your body till you start leaking it all.So I am miserable. I am supposed to be with the kid's rock climbing now and then to the capitol tonight to spend time with my local family. They are going to be very upset and disappointed if I

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