http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Personal information, photo gallery and weblog for Mark Mislivec en-us Mark Mislivec - mark@mislivec.com 2007-08-24T13:16:05-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000536.html My computer flickered a few final gasps last night and then faded to black. All I can manage to coax out of it now is the dreaded "blue screen of death." If you're trying to get in touch with me,... 536@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2007-08-24T13:16:05-05:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000533.html In his commencement address to Harvard earlier this month, Bill Gates said many things about the need for the compassionate and informed involvement of the developed West in treating the diseases and health concerns that worst affect those in the... 533@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2007-06-27T11:48:27-05:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000532.html I went to the HRC-organized True Colors concert this weekend. Cyndi Lauper urged us all to write our legislators and push for passage of new hate crimes legislation named after Matthew Shepard. There's a bit of news that was hardly... 532@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2007-06-21T16:03:58-05:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000531.html There seem to be a strange number of strange storms and other environmental events taking place this week. Greenland is getting tons of coverage because of the rapidly melting ice cap, and Oman is getting slammed by a freak cyclone.... 531@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2007-06-08T14:54:26-05:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000530.html Riding my bike to work is the way to go. I made it in as fast as the bus would have taken me, and I got to zip by all of the cars along the way. The fresh air was... 530@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2007-06-07T17:06:25-05:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000528.html I've been in the market for a new bike for a few months now. I even had high hopes when I went home in early May of being able to fly my bike back to DC with me. Alas, in... 528@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2007-06-06T17:25:16-05:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000498.html I haven't posted an update of any sort in quite some time. I've had some stories to tell: Zoobas on the Metro, 76 degrees in December, and decorating the Christmas tree, but I'll save those (yet again) for another day.... 498@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2006-12-25T16:18:18-05:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000497.html Wendy and I had planned to ride the bus into the city together this morning. As usual, I was running late as I was getting ready, so she left for the bus stop without me. When I arrived, she was... 497@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2006-11-29T14:34:08-05:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000491.html Did you? In a town full of politicos and election junkies, yesterday was game day. Our Super Bowl only comes around once every two years, but it's far more expensive and full of even more entertaining commercials than the one... 491@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2006-11-08T09:40:27-05:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000489.html Everything is interconnected. It's the whole six degrees thing, and it's one of the lessons I learned in development. For example, India's new child labor law, while promoted as a turning point for South Asia's human rights policy, isn't without... 489@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2006-10-26T14:54:27-05:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000486.html It seems the primates running our country have some partners in crime. I think I wrote some time back about the crazy baboons in Cape Town. We witnessed one of them stealing a woman's purse off her shoulder, unzipping it... 486@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2006-10-19T15:14:19-05:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000484.html This temping gig has exposed me to quite a few different institutions, and some of them have been quite conservative. I've worked at one particular think thank which is known for its ardent support for the Bush administration and affinity... 484@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2006-10-15T09:20:44-05:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000485.html The glamorous new Air Force Memorial was dedicated today just a few blocks from my apartment. The ceremony included a great deal of fanfare, and a lot of brass was in attendance. The monkey running our country even showed up... 485@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2006-10-14T21:50:57-05:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000483.html With a daily trip on public transportation becoming part of my routine, there are certain idiosyncracies that I have to deal with. Getting bumped in the back by someone's bag, that sweaty, after-work armpit in my face, and the occasional... 483@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2006-10-11T13:33:48-05:00 http://www.mislivec.com/mark/archives/000479.html My arrival and transition to DC life have been both smooth and enjoyable. Jonathan has been a wonderful host (it helps to stay with a professional tour guide and Luthern church-basement lady). I've seen the location of the new apartment,... 479@http://www.mislivec.com/mark/ Flights 2006-09-11T19:01:11-05:00