February 27, 2007
Today’s commute was horrid! Rain turned into Snow/Rain mix and made driving hard. This entered (a little bit) into the idea of alternative driving. Often I thinking about ways to beat the gas system. Either by making an alternative driving vehicle which is light weight and basic or by investigating diesel alternatives. Today, a new [...]
February 26, 2007
Greetings all. My apologies for not posting Sunday, but I’m in the middle of some remarkable research on the Internet and Global Politics or Geopolitics. The paper I’m working on is an analysis of Kenneth Neil CUKIER’s article Rich Man, Poor Man: The Geopolitics of Internet Policy Making. Basically how the world’s governments are slowly [...]
February 24, 2007
The Interview came and the interview went. Generally I was shocked at what transpired (in a good way). It all began when I found the place and walked in. I said a little prayer “if God wills it, let me have this job” and I walked in. I was greeted by the person I talked [...]
February 23, 2007
Today I have my first interview. It seems like ages since I’ve had an interview. To prepare for it this morning I decided to shave and comb my hair and dress up like I was going to some “official conference.” Like war, I armed myself with a fountain pen, diamond tie, and black polished shoes. [...]
February 22, 2007
Good morning Portland, Or. It’s roughly 9:22 and I’m posting on what I hope will be a regular blog a day.. blog. Today happens to be a long day for me so I drove through morning rush hour alone listening to radio stations on my “quick pick” list: 1st 9.47 then 101.1 then 91.5 then [...]
February 12, 2007
いらっしゃいませ (Come On In!) Hello friends and welcome to my blog. My name is Joshua Wheeler and for about one semester I traveled to Japan’s frosty northern Island of Hokkaido. There I studied and traveled and made notes of the journey. The tales of my adventures and woes are all here on this site so pour [...]