7. Dec 2009 at 0:00 ( Read more... )

As Cara had just picked up Clay from the airport and headed home, when Mr. Berman called the office, I was the only one available for a quick lunch at Jhun's Oasis. He wanted to thank Cara for the work she did on an Amicus Brief, but I guess I got the free lunch. He has practiced in this region for twenty-some years or more, and does a lot of ( Read more... )

Ancic sweeps Mertinak to give Croatia first Davis Cup title ( Read more... )

Slovakia and Croatia Tied at 1-1 in 2005 Davis Cup Final

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Croatia and Slovakia were tied 1-1 in the Davis Cup final after Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia defeated Mario Ancic in the second singles match Friday. ( Read more... )

Okay, tipped off by the Global Development Web Briefing, I got another answer to my question from last week (pointing me in a crooked line). According to the World Health Organization, here are the global rankings for alcohol consumption per person over 15 years by nation ( Read more... )

Thoughts from Saturday afternoon ( Read more... )

Unbelievable day, rocking with wine from last night and feeling no pain to feeling intense pain when the digital alarm went off at 4:30 to pack and catch the 5:20 am ferry. Arrgggg. Pop aspirins like M&Ms. Ummmm, good flight but late as usual for Sky Europe, our little Central European discount airlines that I handled the due diligence and some ( Read more... )

These photos are from my trip to Croatia in July 2004. This first set features the cities I visited. The journal entries are in my LJ Archive from July 11-16. Cross-posted to world_tourist and eastofprague

Dubrovnik


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This is the town where it is believed by many that Marco Polo was born. His mother's house is here, and he was taken prisoner later in life during a battle between Venetians and some other group of Italians that occurred here at this port. Anyway, it is beautiful and sunny and I'm going to have a picnic on the beach for the third stright day. No ( Read more... )

I spent the day on the beach with Danka, the afternoon with Katka as well. She has the most complete allover tan I've seen this side of Greece. Danka panicked in hip deep water and stepped on a sea urchin. I spent a big part of the afternoon conducting surgery with a needle. Kind of enjozed it. Lots of general anesthetic in the form of local ( Read more... )