Weighty Matter
Posted on July 28, 2007 - Filed Under Misc., Photography, Taiwan, Tech & Science | Leave a Comment
Went to the 87th floor of Taipei 101, the world’s tallest building, and saw this little item. Would hate to have it land on my toe as it weights 730 tons. This damper weight, designed the keep the 1,667 foot tower from swinging too far in a storm or earthquake, is said to [...]
Read More..>>Abbott or Hobbit?
Posted on July 26, 2007 - Filed Under Misc., Photography, Taiwan | Leave a Comment
I have toured most of the major cathedrals of Europe, slogged up the narrow stairs of many a major-Duomo, seen enough of the glory of God and the riches of Popes to tempt me to a career change, but what would Jesus think about this place? I am in Taipei, Taiwan to teach a seminar [...]
Read More..>>American Cheese
Posted on July 13, 2007 - Filed Under Airlines, Culture, Food & Wine, Misc. | Leave a Comment
Maybe it reveals me as the pious food snob that I am, but today, in a Continental jet wafting over Winnemucca I stare at a sealed, steamed-up baggie labeled “Pierre Creations: Charbroiled Beef With American Cheese†wondering just what it would taste like. First, I was stunned to get a meal on a plane, the [...]
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