Aaron just pointed me to an article at LifeReboot entitled 10 Reasons It Doesn’t Pay To Be “The Computer Guy”. It’s a somewhat sad but funny essay that is mostly true, about the way “computer guys” (like me) are treated. I can’t even remember how many times I’ve been at a complete stranger’s house, invited there by a friend for dinner, and have them ask me to fix their computer as soon as they find out I work in Information Technology. I’ve been approached my people at church, restaurants, on the street…basically any place is fair game for soliciting tech support from your hapless neighborhood computer guy. Read More »»

If you’re reading this note, it’s because Facebook imported it. Facebook has a nifty feature that lets you import notes from your blog. The problem is, it doesn’t import the whole note, so people might thing that the little snippet is all we wrote. There’s a link at the top of the note to see the original post, so if you click that you will see the original post at our site, livingbangladesh.com, in all of its glory. Don’t miss out!

This is a Portuguese expression that translates literally to “Blacksmith’s House, Wooden Fireplace Poker”. The implied meaning is that the blacksmith is so busy producing iron artifacts for others that he ends up not having the time (or the energy) to work on the things in his own household.

That expression holds true for me, at least. Being in front of the computer all day, answering people’s support questions, building websites and answering clients’ e-mails, by the end of the day the last thing I want to do is sit in front of the computer even more and answer personal e-mails, update our blog, and so on.

Having said that, I have been making an effort to get back around here. I’ll be upgrading the WordPress install shortly to close some security holes, and plan to be posting some thoughts after that. Speaking of security, I’ve also (due to recent events in Bangladesh) grown a bit more conscious of other people’s privacy. Many of our friends work in NGOs or other endeavours and might not appreciate having their mugs plastered all over the Interscape. To that effect, I’ve disabled the link to our old photo gallery. New photos will be posted either in posts themselves or on other galleries where people who know us can see them while we still retain some measure of access control (e.g. Facebook.com).

One of the things I plan to be posting about is the current political and social climate in this country, another reason for being a bit more conscious of just how much info about us (and others) is available for all to see.

Considering that it’s been over three weeks since we returned from China, and we are already deep, deep into the regular routine, and friends are starting to comment on this lack of closure….here we go on a whirlwind recap of our last few days in China and our trip back.

On January 3rd, while Aaron went off to work, David and I went back to Vide Lu to stock up on some good Chinese souvenirs. A couple of hours later, we made our way to Aaron’s school, laden with candles, a couple of Chinese jackets, and various other knick-knacks. We met up with a bunch of Aaron’s friends for dinner at an Irish-style Pub. David and Aaron enjoyed real steak, and we had a great time hanging out with Aaron’s friends. We took a squishy cab ride back home, and that was about all we did that day! (or we did more but I can’t remember it! I suppose this is what I get for not blogging for three weeks!) Read More »»

Tuesday the 2nd of January was a pretty laid back day for the two of us, since Aaron had to go in to work. We hung around the house, watching TV, catching up on our blog entries, and eating snacks! We met Aaron at his work place when he was done and headed for dinner at Pizza Hut (we definitely enjoyed eating real pepperoni!) And here we have our daily digest of “Mock the Bad Use of English”… We found this gem at our table at Pizza Hut….not sure exactly what expression they were trying to get at, but it sure is funny. Next time you want to go out to Pizza Hut, tell your friends, “Let’s Yummy!” Read More »»