Author Archives: Ethan
Non Sequitur
Last week, Amy and I went into the video store and the owner said, “Hey, it’s the Campbells!” Our potential landlord in Austin emailed my boss for a reference regarding Ethan Campbell. As you probably know, we did not change … Continue reading
Uh…What?
There was a lot going down here in Beirut this morning that maybe I’ll write something about later, but I really want to say a few words about the “uproar” surrounding the Cheney hunting accident. What is the matter with … Continue reading
When 21 Is Not Enough
This morning I went to the U.S. Embassy to get more pages put into my passport. We’re going to Greece this weekend and our trip to Aleppo took up my last remaining parcels of passport real estate. We may have … Continue reading
If You Gave 1 Million Monkeys, 1 Million Typewriters…
A little while ago, Amy said to me out of the blue: “We may need to bring my brother’s hair to Greece.” There, verily, is a sequence of words that I never expected to pass Amy’s (or anyone else’s) lips. … Continue reading
*****band
Internet was particularly…shall we say, ponderous tonight, so I did a bandwidth test. Sweet. If you’re not currently in our neck of the woods, test for your own connection and have a laugh on me.
Banners and Standards
I created and uploaded a few banner images and so I thought I’d post my image-rotator code. /* * rotating_banner.php * echoes an img tag populated w/ a random image from an array */ $arr_banner_images=array( ‘banner.jpg’, ‘banner2.jpg’, ‘banner3.jpg’, ‘banner4.jpg’, ‘banner5.jpg’, … Continue reading
Other Weird Weather Patterns
When we returned from spending the holidays in the States, we were slightly dismayed to find that our apartment was freezing and we had neglected to get a gas bottle for our portable heater (or a #25 wrench so that … Continue reading
4-Day Weekend
While Amy and I were visiting my brother and family in Baltimore over Christmas, we spent a Friday to take the DC Metro from Silver Spring into the city for the purpose of getting a couple Syrian visas. In the … Continue reading
Physical Fitness Merit Badge
After coming up with excuses on several other occasions, I finally went to the Lifestyles gym with Amy yesterday. The apartment building it is located underneath is an imposing cylinder of polished, black stone, looking like nothing so much as … Continue reading
Some News? Why Not?
Earlier this week, my mom emailed me about Israel bombing Southern Lebanon and she urged me to be safe. I assured her that, for better or for worse, this sort of thing is fairly common and happens in the disputed … Continue reading