http://www.christakos.com/ Technology, Travel, Music, and general attempts at keeping track of interesting things I come across en-us Copyright 2012 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:20:09 -0500 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:54:26 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss At the moment, I am cooling my heels here in Terminal 3 of JFK airport while I wait for my flight to Greece. I am really overdue for a vacation, which is going to last for 4 weeks. Here are... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2011/10/travel_peparati.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2011/10/travel_peparati.html Travel Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:20:09 -0500 Eventually, I'm probably going to get a Kindle. I think this is inevitable. Especially when I'm travelling, it would be nice to have a bunch of books stored in electronic format on a small device rather than lugging around a... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2011/04/transitioning_t.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2011/04/transitioning_t.html Reading Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:15:21 -0500 If I had to describe how I usually spend my weekends, I would have to say it could be summed up by "having brunch and being awesome." I've been to enough brunch places during my various visits to NYC over... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2011/03/brunch_in_nyc.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2011/03/brunch_in_nyc.html Food Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:16:49 -0500 Today I got a chance to see one of Amsterdam's more interesting Christmas traditions, welcoming Sinterklaas to Amsterdam where he arrives from Spain (he lives in Spain, you see) in the middle of November and stays until the feast... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/11/sinterklaas_com.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/11/sinterklaas_com.html Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:13:41 -0500 At the moment, I am in Amsterdam, having arrived from Iceland early this afternoon, but I flew into Reykjavik on Sunday morning, which was only a 4 1/2 hour flight from JFK airport. This has been a great time.... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/11/a_great_time_in.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/11/a_great_time_in.html Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:55:27 -0500 There was an earlier era, back when I was in college, when I used to half-humorously compare myself to the actor Carey Elwes from The Princess Bride. If that comparison was accurate, it looks like this is my future: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/09/what_you_are_i.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/09/what_you_are_i.html Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:28:35 -0500 On July 4th, I think it's important to remember what America is all about and think about why our parents and grandparents came to this country, courtesy of the movie "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle": Our parents came... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/07/what_july_4th_m.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/07/what_july_4th_m.html Movies Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:24:32 -0500 Once again, the brilliance of MIT people comes through to improve the world. I'm not talking about the group that discovered a method of reducing jet fuel consumption by 70%. Screw that-- something else has been done that's just amazing.... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/06/mit_person_disc.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/06/mit_person_disc.html Food Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:14:32 -0500 I left my car, the old 1996 Saab 900S, in NJ this afternoon before getting a train down to DC. It had a bit more than 181,000 miles on it, just a few thousand miles short of a full light-second... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/04/sob.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/04/sob.html Misc Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:01:50 -0500 Despite my earlier hopes, it looks like SAAB is dead:Auto enthusiasts across the country were dismayed by the news Friday that General Motors was planning to shut down Saab, the Swedish carmaker it bought two decades ago, after a deal... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/12/rip_saab.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/12/rip_saab.html Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:36:39 -0500 Willing Tool of the Oppressors I've touched on this before in reference to offensive Christmas songs, but this applies even moreso when it comes to TV special which will be playing over and over again this month. We need to... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/12/the_rudolph_the.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/12/the_rudolph_the.html Humor Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:34:21 -0500 Sunday morning, I came to my car and saw this: What happened here is that a roving criminal or criminals trolled around the garage in my apartment complex looking to steal some GPS navigators. Seeing the bracket suction-cupped to my... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/10/idiots.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/10/idiots.html Around Washington, DC Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:18:02 -0500 Sakalerios Vallas does not take any crap from people trying to take his hard earned money: It's something in the Greek genes: a mugger attempted to rob my grandmother as she was heading to the bank with the week's receipts... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/10/greek_pizza_res.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/10/greek_pizza_res.html Misc Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:09:19 -0500 Following up from my previously featured tribute to New Jersey, I have found a video of this song called Orange Water by the band GDP, all about West Orange, NJ, the town next to where I grew up. At 0:15,... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/10/tribute_to_west.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/10/tribute_to_west.html Misc Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:31:58 -0500 While I was out running, a couple in the midst of an intense discussion stopped me and asked, "Can you lose weight without exercising." My response was "Yes, but I don't recommend it." After continuing on my way and jogging... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/09/something_happe.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/09/something_happe.html Around DC Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:58:08 -0500