Vaccinations and the Human Race as Bread Mold

Things that come up in this post:

travel vaccinations for Japanese encephalitis, rabies, and polio at the NTU travel clinic
cycling around the world
the life cycle of the human race is like the growth of bread mold
woodblock prints exhibit at the National Museum of History in Taipei
Changsha porcelain exhibit at the National Museum of History in Taipei
the eight deities in ivory, oracle bones, and silver ingots that …

Yingge, Taiwan – Ceramics and Horses

Sunday January 20, 2013
8:00 a.m. at the 7-11 on Chang-an road in Taipei
Despite all the day trips I’ve taken in the Taipei area, I’d never actually been to Yingge, that small town just outside of Taipei that is famous for its ceramics. It’s surprising because Yingge is probably up there in the top ten or even top five of places that people are encouraged to …

Inkjet Cartridge Adventures

Sunday, January 13, 2013
7:15 a.m. 7-11 on Zhongshan Road in Taipei
The daily weather report remains unchanged: cold and very wet. I lay in bed listening to the rain all night long and it is still raining now. It is the type of rain that clearly has no intention of stopping.
Yesterday turned into a day of errands. My main task for the day was to open …

Fun with Call Centers and Bank Accounts

Friday January 11, 2013
7:07 a.m. at the 7-11 on Bade Road
The weekend is almost upon me, and I’m very glad about that. It should have felt like a short work week since I wasn’t at work on Monday, but it has felt quite long. In an odd way, it hasn’t felt like a work week at all. My brain and heart have both moved on …

Setting Up My Bike

Setting Up My Bike – Pletscher ESGE Kickstand, Handlebar Bags, & Deda Handlebar Tape
 
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
5:00 a.m. at the 7-11 on Chong-An Road in Taipei
I probably should have stayed in bed and tried to sleep longer. I am going to pay the price for this later on today. Then again, I’ve already paid the price. Somehow, a mosquito or two got into my bedroom last …

Tales of Rabies, Typhoid, and Other Travel Vaccinations

Monday, January 7, 2013
8:45 a.m. Training Center for Travel Medicine
National Taiwan University Hospital – Taipei
Things are a bit hazy this morning. I woke up at something like 3:30 this morning and then for whatever reason I couldn’t get back to sleep. I struggled for a while, but then I gave up and just got out of bed. I figured I’d go back to bed in …

Snacking and New Year’s Resolutions

Sunday January 6, 2013
8:00 a.m. over a morning coffee at 7-11
This is too early to be up this morning. I can feel that my body and mind didn’t get enough sleep. However, as usual, I had no choice. I was lying in bed and quite aware that I wasn’t going to be able to go back to sleep. I could either lie there or get …

Biting the Bullet – Buying Lowe-Pro Lens Cases

Friday January 4, 2013
7:45 a.m. at the 7-11 on Bade Road
You think it can’t get any gloomier and colder in Taipei, but then it does. I don’t wear gloves on my scooter because I find it interferes with operating the gas and the brakes, so my hands are pretty frozen as I sit here in this 7-11 and try to type.
I wrote the other day …