Ridiculous The Joys of Cool Air An update on the Stormtrooper/Vehicle of Despair air-flow problems: Only moments before I planned to get the president of every country in the world on a conference call all at once to demand that they each declare an international state of emergency, marshal
Ridiculous Seat Belts & Rotting Bodies Alii, dear strangers. First, an update on the Stormtrooper/Vehicle of Despair. That thing that I mentioned might happen--the thing that would undoubtedly lead to my death--well it happened. The
Emails Hair Salon Emails One stranger, Emma, referred me to a website of a pretentious hair salon in a big city. The website had a contact email for questions and explained that it would
Ridiculous Ice Cream Excessive Portion-aholic No political rants here today, though I'm definitely feeling a bit reflective this week for all kinds of reasons. Maybe I'll share some thoughts later after I've worked them out. For now, I want to tell you about
The Siblings The Stormtrooper Before I got to Palau I bought a pretty inexpensive yet supposedly durable vehicle from a person who was leaving the island. It seemed risky at the time to make
Emails Massage Emails A few months ago a stranger, Jared, sent me an ad posted online by a guy we'll call "Paul" looking for an "intimate" massage
Church Tennis First item of business, welcome new strangers! Over the past few weeks we've seen an influx of new traffic to Stranger, which I understand is primarily due to
Yahoo Answers Yahoo! Answers III I bring you now the third edition of Messing with People in Yahoo! Answers. What good is a Halloween week if nobody has asked the Internet about what to do
Ridiculous The Eli McCann School of Diving Alii, strangers. To kick off your weekend in the states, I bring you three short videos from Palau. My friends and I down here run off to a great beach near my apartment most days right after work to snorkel, read, watch the sunset,
Ridiculous Scuba Alii from the south Pacific. "Alii" is a greeting in Palaun. I used that word so you would think I'm super cultured and practically a native
Emails Book Club Emails One stranger, Margret M., sent me an email a few months ago about a book club with very strict bylaws and suggested that I email the group. After doing a
Ridiculous Cats Let's talk about it. I think it's time. Cats. I bet if you did one of those analysis things to find out the most frequent topics
The Siblings Plane Crash I wrote this on the last few pages of a book I was reading while on the plane from Istanbul to New York yesterday. Spoiler alert: I made it home without dying. So we hopped onto a plane to head home and that'
Ridiculous Turkish Hamam I am soakıng wet from a raın storm and trying to write an update for you to the sounds of a very loud call to prayer outside, the loud ramblings of a smoking computer attendant, and a totally strange keyboard with letters in other
Ridiculous Food Massacre in Krakow Dear Strangers, There's a pigeon feather on my foot right now. I just noticed it. It's from the squawking pigeon we just saw get squashed by a car driving past us. That squashed pigeon is sort of like a metaphor
Ridiculous Not Sleeping in Ukraine Hi Strangers, It's been an exhausting few days in the land of bobushkas. I have not slept in days. I currently look like an old man. But I'm pretty happy. I tried to get a head start on what I
Ridiculous Imagine No Possessions My apartment looks like a war zone. It's so horrific. Like, if they brought a camera in and filmed it, the news would have to edit the footage before airing it on television. It has been said that every person who has
Ridiculous Moving & Prostitution Moving is truly the worst thing ever. I'm revising my list. 5. Animals 4. Grocery Shopping 3. A bunch of other stuff that's also miserable 2. Glee 1. Moving I know. Moving is listed as worse than Glee. I'
Ironman Sleep Talking Summerfest happened. And I served food. And got a lot of it on me. I lived the dream. The festival went on for exactly 12 million hours. And we were
Ridiculous Summerfest Last night I helped some of my closest friends peel 2 billion mangoes. I now firmly believe that mangoes are the most satanic fruit of all the fruits. What was the fruit God told Adam and Eve not to eat? Mangoes. Fat, juicy, sticky,
Ridiculous Bike Crash A couple of weeks ago Paul Cyclemon, two friends and I hit the open road for a biking extravaganza o' fun. 2 hours later my left arm looked like
Emails Storage Unit Emails Because of the upcoming big move to Palau, I have been in the market for a storage unit for all of my precious things. On Sunday, my hysterical sister Krishelle
Ironman Pioneer Day Marathoning How often are you supposed to clean your reusable water bottle? I'm sitting here at work, early in the morning, getting ready to get started for the day.
Emails Emails With Amy A few months ago a friend was trying to sell his housing contract on Craigslist. He got an email from a woman named Amy who had 10 questions for him.
Ridiculous High School Reunion Next week is my 10 year high school reunion. I know. How the crap is Eli old enough to have a 10 year high school reunion? I'll tell you how: I graduated in 2002. It's currently 2012. Take the square
