Category Archives: Zieak
One of my photos on the Tosh.0 blog
I had a message from a friend the other day pointing me to this link on the Tosh.0 blog. It is from my Instructable on how to make an easy gruesome serving dish out of a doll. I read that blog almost daily and would probably have seen it on my own but it was …
Keeping things cold
On Saturday I went for a walk and saw this apartment block with bags hanging from nearly all of the windows. I wonder if they just happen to be windows in the kitchen and how they keep things cold in the summer.
Happy birthday, Dad!
Today is my dad’s birthday. I have been reflecting a lot on the impact my family has had on my upbringing, my perspectives on life, my morals and everything that shaped my adulthood. At an early age, certainly too early for me to appreciate it, he instilled an appreciation for the natural world. Lying on …
What it’s like to go grocery shopping in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The usually simple task of getting groceries isn’t as easy for us here. We usually do one day of big shopping each weekend and may hit a store for a few additional items during the week. We’re lucky since we live right downtown so can easily walk to four or five shops. So we bundle …
Monsters in UB
A few weeks ago Pepper and I came across this huge sculpture of Predator. Fortunately Ulaanbaatar has appropriate street art for this situation.
Skiing at Sky Resort in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
This is our second winter in Mongolia but today was our first time going to Sky Resort. Our school arranged a bus from Zaisan to the resort which was only about a 20 minute ride. We arrived at 10:30 in the morning and there was barely anyone there. They use a neat RFID system to …
Our second visitor to Mongolia
Back in June we had our first visitors to Mongolia. Mongolia is not usually a place that people pass through but they were taking the train from Cina to Moscow. Our second visitor went out of his way to see us. Mike planned a four week trip with stops in Seoul, Ulaanbaatar, Beijing, Bangkok, Sri …
Vitamins for our health
Since Pepper, Jordan and I have moved to Mongolia we have been making a strong effort to take vitamins regularly. We would prefer to get vitamins from eating healthy, however the cost of vegetables (especially in the winter) is quite prohibitive. The quality isn’t that great either. With the very cold weather outside we don’t …
A tale of an upgrade to business class
Mike, Pepper, Jordan and I had a tight connection in Kunming, China on our way from Mongolia to Sri Lanka. Maybe I should back up. Mike VanElzakker came to Mongolia for a few days to visit us. We’re all headed to Sri Lanka for some warm weather, ancient historical sights, unique wildlife, beaches, and clean …
12:12:12 on 12/12/12
A few days ago I captured the time for the 12′s on my watch as it passed. I know numbers are kind of silly to get overly excited about. But in the last 12 years every time this has happened has been unremarkable except for 10/10/10 when I was DJing a wedding.
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