The other day I was wondering who my readers were and what they looked like. And then I got this photo…
Maybe I’m a little biased because they are holding my book, but I guess I never realized how beautiful my readers are.
(Note: I didn’t doctor the photo; it was sent to me like that.)…
Unlike most anthropology majors/degree holders, I’ve admitted why I chose to study anthropology in school. I always joke that I got my degree in the field and promptly became a dive instructor in Key West where I worked alongside another anthropology major. So, it isn’t like I’ve put the degree to good use, until now…
My WorldHum OneDerWear piece got a mention on the website of the Archaeology Institute of America. Eat your heart out Indy!…
2008 was the year of the book at the Timmerman household.
January: signed contract to write book and hoped like hell I could do so before April. I was quoted in the Wall Street Journal.
March: Our only trip of the year, we went to Utah for my bro’s wedding
January to April: I was absolutely no fun, unless your idea of fun is watching someone slave away at the computer. Annie was a saint. I don’t think she complained once about the evenings and weekends I spent plugging away. I turned in my manuscript on time. Hooray!
Summer: Went on one vacation water-skiing. Reviewed, revised book. Road-tripped to the DNC where I learned that bird watching is bird porn.
November:
I wrote over 50,000 words here in 2008. Here are the most viewed posts of 2008:
Today and tomorrow I plan on wrapping up 2008 and welcoming in 2009. While I was browsing last years thoughts on 2007 and 2008 I came across a post I would like to make a holiday tradition wherever I’m blogging
Victoria’s Secret: a non-pervs quest to buy his girlfriend underwear
It’s about my first and last attempt into Victoria’s Secret to purchase Annie a “comfortable” bra for Christmas….
Annie’s official due date is tomorrow. We were hoping our first child would arrive before then for a long list of reasons, including Annie is over being pregnant, we’re excited, taxes, insurance, and I already foolishly bought her some December birthstone jewelry. Oh well, I guess we’ll keep waiting…
…
Rebecca Luke is a self-proclaimed “garmento” (not sure exactly what that it, but I like the word). From a recent post on her blog:
My advice is to yes, buy local if you are going to buy, but also consider buying smart. Take the time to look at your local designers that can create a custom fit piece for the same price as 70% off a designer department store piece. Buy higher quality investment pieces such as jackets, coats and shoes. Stick to classic silhouettes for yourself. Refurbish, alter and repair good items from your closet. Purchase from smaller local boutiques who carry high quality and high design ~ Mario’s, Butch Blum, Lola Pop and Polite Society are my favorites right now ~ Does this all sound familiar?…
Dalton Zahir is a prominent figure in the Bangladesh chapter in WAIW?. He’s the reason why I became an unwilling undercover underwear buyer. Dalton is now getting into politics, which suits him perfect. He’s a natural schmooze.
He announced on his blog that he is a candidate in the 2008 Parliamentary Election for the position of Secretary of International Affairs.
I have no doubt that soon he will rule all of Bangladesh with his just hand, and, shortly after that…the World.
The best I can tell, his campaign motto is “We want Democracy, not plutocracy” which seems like one I could get behind. (Plutocracy is rule by the wealthy; I looked it up so you didn’t have to.) Kind of a…
There are 800 garment unions in Cambodia and only 300 factories. When I was there in 2007 a union leader had recently been murdered. No one was for sure who did it. It might have been a factory, an opposing union, or even, some speculate, the government.
More than one union office has memorials like this one…
Human Rights Watch is calling for the release of two fellas imprisoned for a murder of a union lead in 2004. Apparently, there’s little evidence against them, and a witness claims that they didn’t do it.
The ILO report’s findings, which could affect the future of Cambodia’s important garment industry, noted that during the ILO mission in April, the government “demonstrated an unwillingness to…
…