http://paxblog.vox.com/library/posts/2006/page/1/ When the destination is a mystery, the journey is everything. en Vox Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:37:17 -0700 Copyright 2006 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/wine-review-ram%C3%B3n-bilbao-tempranillo-2003-rioja.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Paxton) http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/wine-review-ram%C3%B3n-bilbao-tempranillo-2003-rioja.html?_c=feed-rss http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/wine-review-ram%C3%B3n-bilbao-tempranillo-2003-rioja.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:37:17 -0700 This wine from the Rioja region of Spain was a Christmas gift from my mother because I had told her that I like tempranillos and this was the only one they had in the local wine store. Tempranillo is hard to find here in the states, and the firs... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/wine-review-ram%C3%B3n-bilbao-tempranillo-2003-rioja.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97050ce24cd500d10a7a027f8bfa?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> wine tempranillo http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/phone-outage.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Paxton) http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/phone-outage.html?_c=feed-rss http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/phone-outage.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:16:19 -0700 There was yet another fiber-line cut last night. No long-distance, no Internet, no credit card processing... and that's not to mention what it does to my operation (which I won't mention here). Gotta love deregulation. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/phone-outage.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97050ce24cd500d09e49bad1be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> telecommunications http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/tophat.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Paxton) http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/tophat.html?_c=feed-rss http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/tophat.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:49:20 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://paxblog.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd97050ce24cd500cdf7f02785094f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cd97050ce24cd500cdf7f02785094f-50si" alt="Tophat" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This is a picture Strixaluco took of me at a Christmas party we attended recently. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/tophat.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97050ce24cd500cd9707ba654cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> party pax http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/my-first-foray-into-professional-photography.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Paxton) http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/my-first-foray-into-professional-photography.html?_c=feed-rss http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/my-first-foray-into-professional-photography.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:25:23 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://paxblog.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd97050ce24cd500cd97078db24cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cd97050ce24cd500cd97078db24cd5-50si" alt="Clock Tower" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Now you see what my promises are worth. A woman from a marketing company out of Madison, WI, emailed me through Flickr, asking for permission to use this photo of San Juan College's clock tower in a proposal they are sending one of the power co... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/my-first-foray-into-professional-photography.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97050ce24cd500d09e496a81be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> photography http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/wine-review-sideshow-no-8.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Paxton) http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/wine-review-sideshow-no-8.html?_c=feed-rss http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/wine-review-sideshow-no-8.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:00:29 -0700 My final post for the evening, I promise. Sideshow No. 8 is a Chenin Blanc/Chardonnay blend from Argentina that is very drinkable. It's dry, and you can definitely taste the Chardonnay in it, but it is not so dry as to be astringent. It's crisp... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/wine-review-sideshow-no-8.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97050ce24cd500d09e496977be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> wine http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/book-review-the-no1-ladies-detective-agency.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Paxton) http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/book-review-the-no1-ladies-detective-agency.html?_c=feed-rss http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/book-review-the-no1-ladies-detective-agency.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:56:22 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://paxblog.vox.com/library/book/6a00cd97050ce24cd500d10a797c208bfa.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cd97050ce24cd500d10a797c208bfa-50si" alt="The No. 1 Ladies&#39; Detective Agency (Today Show Book Club #8)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I read this for a mystery book group Christina and I attend, and though I didn't get it finished in time for my book group, I did finally finish it! This is the first in a series about the first female private detective in Botswona. The book has... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/book-review-the-no1-ladies-detective-agency.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97050ce24cd500d10a797c9f8bfa?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> fiction mystery books http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/book-review-dead-lines-by-greg-bear.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Paxton) http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/book-review-dead-lines-by-greg-bear.html?_c=feed-rss http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/book-review-dead-lines-by-greg-bear.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:38:16 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://paxblog.vox.com/library/book/6a00cd97050ce24cd500d09e49679fbe2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cd97050ce24cd500d09e49679fbe2b-50si" alt="Dead Lines (Bear, Greg)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> We listened to the audiobook version of this on the way to and back from Missouri. We're home now (yeah!), and since big slushy dollops of wet snow are falling outside, this is a good time to catch up on my voxing. The only other book I've ever ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/book-review-dead-lines-by-greg-bear.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97050ce24cd500d10a797bf38bfa?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> fiction books science fiction http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/blogging-tmi.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Paxton) http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/blogging-tmi.html?_c=feed-rss http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/blogging-tmi.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 27 Dec 2006 07:25:06 -0700 It's difficult sometimes, reading the public posts about embarassing details that some people post about their lives. There is a blog here on Vox that I had been following on and off just because she gets a lot of comments, so she's always on my... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/blogging-tmi.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97050ce24cd500cd970741184cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> blogging http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/the-predistressed-world.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Paxton) http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/the-predistressed-world.html?_c=feed-rss http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/the-predistressed-world.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:28:19 -0700 I went to the mall today to take advantage of post-Christmas sales to get the most out of a gift card my in-laws gave me for Christmas, and again I was confronted with how hard it is to buy brand new clothes these days that aren't ripped, faded, ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/the-predistressed-world.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97050ce24cd500cd970720624cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> fashion jeans clothes style http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/boxing-day.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Paxton) http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/boxing-day.html?_c=feed-rss http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/boxing-day.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:38:18 -0700 Happy Boxing Day, whatever the heck that is. I think that is the epitome of tradition - to celebrate a holiday the origins of which are a complete mystery. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://paxblog.vox.com/library/post/boxing-day.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd97050ce24cd500d10a78fe398bfa?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> holiday boxing day