Temujin, in Casual Company

this film taught me that, contrary to popular belief, not all Asians look exactly alike.

however, it confirmed that they display little or no sense of humor.

Roman L. Hruska Federal Building

despite honoring a conservative Czechoslovakian politician, the federal courthouse affronts not the surrounding structures; its architecture balances these most pronounced characteristics of its namesake to achieve a design neither austere nor Bohemian.

still: nearly half the height of most buildings adjacent, it is doubly dispensable.

A Reversal of Fortune

a rather cruel twist of fate necessitates my temporary employment with the local school district. until I mitigate the effects of an ill-advised investment, I teach those so unfortunate as to be born too near the equator to speak English properly.

worse, I work at a school named for Nebraskashire's most famous politician--a populist silverite Presbyterian who supported all manner of anarchic activity.

Vegetarianism

in homage to the mystics and snake charmers of the Near East I so admire, I have all but eliminated meat from my diet; allowances must be made for the occasional, fresh-caught fish.

ungulates and fowl need no longer fear the swift action of my cook's butchering knife.

Omaha Zoological Society

an active member, I am proudest of our singular achievements in the display of our collections; everything is neatly categorized and kept at a distance--precisely like the outside world each exhibit represents.