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Dark have been my dreams of late

So, I just did one of those things that makes me question my career choices – I booked next week’s travel from the hotel room of this week’s travel. That’s just f’ed up for a non-sales, non-corporate kinda guy. I did so, not just for…

Dorchester’s Best

We’re back to something approximating “normal,” here at the family compound just south of Boston proper. Valentine’s day is proceeding smoothly, with flowers, cupcakes, and all that. Partying was had last night with simianpower et al. Tomorrow evening, I depart for a week in Hampton,…

Wrap up on Haiti

I’ve returned to something approximating a normal routine after the trip to Haiti. I’ll admit to the usual disappointment that “everything,” didn’t change. By no means did we fix the country, or even come close (not that such was ever our intent). As on previous…

Disaster Tourism

One of the few shots of Jen and I together in Haiti. Most of the time, the cameras were pointed outwards.

Dangerous Ideas

I think that the most dangerous idea in modern America today is this: Educated, intelligent, and successful people are unsuited to positions of political power and leadership. This is a meme that could actually take us down, and I think that we need to meet…

Pictures from Haiti

Here are some pictures of Haiti: Elizabeth’s picturesOur pictures Totally unorganized for the moment. Here’s one I find poignant: This man comes each day to the technical school where he lost at least 10 of his friends in the earthquake. He comes because his home…

Haitians

There is a lot of writing about Haiti. I want to write for a moment about Haitians. The reason that I keep going to Haiti is not that I care so much for the nation. It’s that I’m deeply in love with its people. Haitians…

Safely back in the Dominican

Cross posting from the work blog again: To the below, I will add: Our drivers on the Dominican side met us with huge smiles, and it was a massive relief to once again commit ourselves into the armed hands of men paid to take care…

Exhausted

Posting this under lock and key because the LJ account has been given out as a contact point for the group as a whole. Makes it hard to be my usual blunt self. I am freakin’ exhausted. We’re doing a good thing down here, no…

Cross Post

From the work blog again: We just returned from a drive around Cite Soleil and downtown. The devastation there is much, much worse than what we’ve been seeing around the clinic. We’ve basically been in a suburb – the houses are spaced a bit further…