There really are internet parlours on every block, 30 or more, mostly about a dollar an hour. It was discouraging reading endless air line magazines en route (Southwest, American Japan) to see these big color ads for Bienville, Columbus, Lacrosse, etc. -- no longer the little classifieds. At least there were none in the Mongolian Airlines mag. So much for being on topic. I shall not drone in traveler mode, but will check in from time to time, and maybe put up a "My trip" web page in August. Be kind to one another. John Bear at the Chingiss Khan Internet Parlour, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia 8 July
Very cool, John. You may be surprised to know that you're our only poster from Mongolia. I know, hard to believe! Enjoy your trip! Tom Nixon
Hi Dr Bear ! What's the weather like in Ulaan Baatar? Here,in Degreeinfo Country,the storm is rumbling. We shall try but we can't promise. Paraphrasing Tom Nixon,ok,ok,plagiarizing Tom Nixon,enjoy your trip! PS Could you please send me the original recipe of the steak tartare? If a horse,a two-weeks ride and fermantation of the meat are needed,forget my request.
John, I've been thinking of starting a "City University of Ulaan Baatar" so you can take this trip off on your taxes. Seen any nice mailboxes etc. there ? -me
I had only a few minutes to check in this 12th of July, but got the drift of some of the, um, unusual doings. City U of Ulaan Baatar has promise, but I'd go for Kyzyl State, I think. More panache. And we could sign up Richard Feynman as the Chancellor, I'm sure, even if he is somewhat dead. Steak tartare, Ulrich? I don't think any of the "mystery meat" we've been served has ever been part of a cow. Dinner yesterday was yak tongue. And we worry about why there are so few dogs on the streets of Ulaan Baatar. But tonight, we are going to "Cafe Italia" which is known (within a few meters, anyway) for its mutton pizza. No, not kidding. The one flight a week from U.B. to Irkutsk leaves tomorrow. And the one flight a week from Irkutsk to Kyzyl is scheduled to leave 9 minutes after the first flight arrives. We may be doing an in-air transfer. Or something. (Today we went the 200 km from Hatgal to Ulaan Baatar by chartered military helicopter. Our tour leader is nothing if not resourceful. The weather has been remarkably like San Francisco. End of travelogue. Off to that pizza.
I believe you'll find the politically correct term is "existance challenged." Even with this consideration, I see no impediment to offering the position to his estate, then listing in teeny, tiny letters "Pending Confirmation." Until regular, reliable mail service can be established, however, I suggest making the program entirely internet based. This would also allow for the possibility of developing avatar instructors, (replete with credentials issued by the new university), and would make Dr. Feynman feel less self-conscious about his currently disembodied state.
Isn't it a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act to deny employment to somebody just because they are "existence challenged"? Distance education has already pioneered that particular form of non-traditional teaching. Instruction by internet contact with an ascended-master is already routine at: http://www.suonline.org/
That has been overturned in a reverse discrimination suit. It seems that all of the existence-challenged people scoffed at their subpoenas and did not show up in court to testify. There is an all points bulletin for their arrest...and I mean *all* points.
I am quite distressed to discover I apparently have not attained the correct vibrational attunement to be allowed to interact with the august and superior faculty at Summit University. Upon clicking the "Meet the Ascended Masters" button on their home page, I'm taken to a screen which rather curtly tells me "Object Not Found." Were I deemed worthy, I can only presume I would have been allowed to bask in the light of Those Who Have Transcended the Wonderful/Less Than Wonderful dicotomy. With deepest humility and sincere repentance, I retire to contemplate the error of my ways. ~~~Aaaauuuuummmmmmmmmm~~~
