Saturday, October 3, 2015

Eradicating Smallpox v. World Peace

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From William MacAskill's Doing Good Better .   In the twentieth century alone, smallpox killed more than three hundred million peopl...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Things I’ll Miss in Abidjan

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I leave Abidjan this evening.   Some of the things I’ll miss: The daily sense of adventure from life in such a strange and vivid place...
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Abidjan Observations - Ultimate frisbee, soda pop and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Sheila left Abidjan a few days ago, so I should have a bit more time for blogging these last several weeks in Abidjan.  Some initial obser...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

Abidjan Observations: Life at the Office

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Like all offices, my office has (eventually) become a comfortable and familiar place over the past few months.    Upon arriving at the off...
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Monday, February 3, 2014

A Day at the Beach in Cote d'Ivoire

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Observations from a recent trip to Grand-Bassam: Renting a car  -- Sheila and I decided to go to the beach a couple of weekends ago.   We...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Observations from Abidjan: A Time Machine to the Pre-Google Era

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Digital Desert -- My relationship with technology has changed since I've been here.  This, despite having very decent internet connect...
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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Parenting and New Years in the Cote d'Ivoire

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Sheila and I feted the New Year at the house of a Colombian-French couple with a bunch of ex-pats.  It was a fun party.  A bit of an older ...