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Bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

July 12, 2009

A couple months ago, I met a girl from Kyrgyzstan.  When you’re in DC, you run into people like that, that make you realize you pretty much know nothing about the world.  When I got home to read up on Kyrgyzstan, I came upon the custom of bride kidnapping. Well, I kind of already knew about it.  Except the only knowledge I had of bride kidnapping was from the classic Soviet comedy, Caucasian Prisoner (as in Prisoner in the Caucaus ...

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Nigerian Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

July 3, 2009

Today was a beautiful day  in DC. I wanted to take advantage of it as much as possible, so I grabbed Mr. B and we went to dinner at Delhi Dhaba and afterwards stopped over at Politics and Prose to listen to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speak.   The reason we were so excited to hear her speak is that we had heard about her on NPR a couple weeks ago.  While sitting in our Prius.  Sipping lattes.  And using Safari.  Just ...

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Memorial Day

May 25, 2009

I think Memorial Day’s a great idea in principle.  But the problem with Memorial Day is that it doesn’t mean anything in the United States, where only 1% or less of the population is military veterans. If you are a military family, it means a lot to you.  You are proud of the service and you have your relatives that have served in uniform.  But it’s really sad that the rest of the population is out shopping and everyone from ...

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Washington: The city is covered in petals

April 12, 2009

Washington, DC and the Maryland suburbs are covered in petals.  Everywhere you go, the wind blows small pink pollen at you, and the petals are constantly in your hair and on your mind, like silent moths. In late March, the cherry blossoms near the Tidal Pool, which is near all of the memorials in Washington begin to bloom.  But you can also see it everywhere in Maryland.  The buds begin slowly, and transition from white to the lightest pink.  Eventually, ...

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