the dreaded snooze

Snooze buttons beware

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October 29th 2008
7:00 am and the alarm rings but I’ve been awake for thirteen minutes. It’s 5:00 am in BC, October 21st. I wonder if the fog is hanging over Victoria, dulling all sound. Only the distant horns of the ships can be heard calling to each other as they slowly trace their routes. 7:04 and the snooze is going off again, then again at 7:08. The house is quiet but my room is slowly filling with light ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more