Soul Searching

A very good friend of mine named Ronald is afflicted with the terrible German expat disease of self-loathing and national pride (which manifests much more like a supreme defensiveness…). Whenever someone points out the word “schadenfreude,” which means “to take pleasure in the misfortune of others.” The reference is usually trying to establish an example […]

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honey bees help to find land mines
math and life
why spaghetti breaks into pieces
light travels fast than light, and slower than light…

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Exciting News at Soho Herbs & Acupuncture!
I want to take a moment to congratulate Abbey Fromkin whose hard work and excellent performance have landed her a faculty position at a graduate school for Chinese medicine. We are excited about her having this wonderful opportunity. Her increased focus on this, along with the demands of her […]

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ok, so i upgraded my firefox browser and the feed thing stopped working. no worries. now, if you’d like the easy way to see what’s going on with me you can simply go to my site (www.frankbutler.net), look for the orange icon in the address bar, and drag it to your bookmarks toolbar. the all […]

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so i’m trying this new thing to post directly from my treo to my blog. let’s give it a whirl…

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i said there weren’t going to be anymore posts for a few days but i just can’t help myself…
it is totally wild to be in 90 degree weather in sumatra, and then to come to ny and see it covered in snow. it’s beautiful. in fact, i’m finding brooklyn very beautiful once again…

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i forgot to mention that i spent my last three days on an island north of banda aceh called pula wei. it’s where a lot of ngo workers go to relax. i completed the first module of my scuba certification course there…
it is very beautiful and quite secluded.

this is one of the two luca’s from […]

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here are some photos that had no place anywhere else. the bulk of them were taken on the way to ground zero, near the town of melabeu. it is where most of the aid work is concentrated. many of the agencies are reluctant to go further out, where there is far more need. the roads […]

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i’m finally headed back after my first stint. i’m going back to teach a bodywork seminar, and check in on my patients. i have about 15 hours in layovers, and about 20 more in plane time. i’m in the middle of my first of three five hour blocks of waiting. i have just enough money […]

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well, phase one of my trip is over, none too soon. it’ll be nice to have a break for a couple of days and sleep in a bed that i’m used to. i’m looking forward, very predicatably to a big ole steak, and a bottle of good wine. there’s an ‘85 marcarini they have at […]

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