Author Archives: MXH

Climate

Editorial Note: In April, I took a month off in Medellin. For me, this meant an interesting and diverting month. For you, this means 30 days of posts about my vacation. I’ll try to make them somewhat amusing. I’m amazed … Continue reading

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Hard Rock Cafe

Editorial Note: In April, I took a month off in Medellin. For me, this meant an interesting and diverting month. For you, this means 30 days of posts about my vacation. I’ll try to make them somewhat amusing. In Medellin, … Continue reading

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Hills

Editorial Note: In April, I took a month off in Medellin. For me, this meant an interesting and diverting month. For you, this means 30 days of posts about my vacation. I’ll try to make them somewhat amusing. Topography Medellin … Continue reading

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Monsoon Season

Editorial Note: In April, I took a month off in Medellin. For me, this meant an interesting and diverting month. For you, this means 30 days of posts about my vacation. I’ll try to make them somewhat amusing. Medellin has … Continue reading

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Safety

Editorial Note: In April, I took a month off in Medellin. For me, this meant an interesting and diverting month. For you, this means 30 days of posts about my vacation. I’ll try to make them somewhat amusing. Colombians have … Continue reading

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Colombian Customs

Editorial Note: In April, I took a month off in Medellin. For me, this meant an interesting and diverting month. For you, this means 30 days of posts about my vacation. I’ll try to make them somewhat amusing. Colombia’s government … Continue reading

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Connections

I’ve been watching James Burke’s “Connections” series on YouTube, and it’s caused me to consider the possibility that for a good part of my life I may have been pursuing counterproductive strategies. I like to go off on my own, … Continue reading

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Guts

Say what you will about the guy, he’s got some kind of character: Khamis Gadhafi, son of the dictator, who runs Libya’s special forces when he’s not gadding about on the heir-to-oil-billions internship track, skedaddled back to Libya when the … Continue reading

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Six Word Stories: Plastic

Plastic plants never died — nor bloomed.

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Monetizing the Debt

This is a little old, but it’s still, I think, noteworthy. Have a look at this heartwarming little chart, from Global Macro Monitor, via Jim Lacey at NRO: Sure, it’s only one quarter. It’s still unsettling to see the central … Continue reading

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