Promoting Transparency in Haiti, or, How Our Neighbors Have Been Able to See Us Naked Every Night

I was speaking to our friend Alexis last week when the subject of our Ti Kay (or house) came up: “I love your house, it’s perfect…except it’s not very private,” she explained with a cringe.   I agreed, considering our house is surrounded by four other houses, and four apartments.  During the day the house [...]

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Into the Abyss

Whenever we have a car on the weekends, Jillian and I take the time to hike with Olie up the mountains of Kenscoff, about 45 minutes south of PAP.  About a month ago we went with Ben and Alexis, and the clouds surrounding the mountaintops had made it appear that we had reached the end [...]

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6 Month Later: Changes (or the Lack Thereof)

The 6-month anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti has come and gone, and after heavy media coverage and a slew of government events, the Haitian people have been reminded, yet again, that their situation sucks and nothing has really improved.  I’ve been trying to think about how to sum up the events of the past [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: Luna Loses Weight, Kittens Appear!

Well, we told you it would be any day!  Yesterday we got the call from our friends, Ben and Alexis, that Luna had finally exploded, filling their house with kitten love.  My call, from Ben, went something like this: Me: Hey Ben, what’s goin on? Ben: Ahh, nothing.  Do you have a firewire chord to [...]

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Puppy Power!

Hmmm, this makes things a little complicated… As you know, Jillian and I will be adding a kitten to the Thorp family any day now.  Luna is about twice the size she was before getting knocked up, and we are anxiously awaiting the call from our friends saying, “Luna exploded and there are kittens everywhere! [...]

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