Entries from May 2007 ↓

I can barely believe it, but yesterday was my 4th wedding anniversary.  It seems like only yesterday that we walked into the hall for our Turkish ceremony accompanied by an unrequested playing of the theme song from “Titanic” (maybe I can upload a video some day).  Kind of a shame that I’m now in South [...]

This post is a public service announcement for any American citizen heading to Turkey on a trip lasting less than 90 days:
Please, save yourself the trouble and DO NOT apply for a visa in the U.S. before you leave.  You can buy a tourist visa for $20 at any port of entry in Turkey.  No [...]

My wife had a successful naturalization interview yesterday and is now a U.S. citizen!  It was a really tiring day, but everything went smoothly, and we were home in time to unwind with a little Judge Judy.
I think I was probably more nervous than Pinar because instead of hiring a lawyer, I had handled almost [...]

I’ve been away from blogging once again because we’re preparing for Pinar’s naturalization interview in Newark tomorrow.  She’s mastered all the civics questions and all documents appear to be in order.  Our fingers are crossed.

There’s been a lot of news out of Turkey recently about the developing political crisis.  For those unfamiliar with the situation, there’s a great overview in this brief Q & A article from the BBC.  The piece already needs to be updated to reflect the early election that will be held in July, but it’s [...]

Steve Pavlina has won me back with his latest post, a collection of short and simple personal productivity rules called “33 Rules to Boost Your Productivity.”
Many of these ideas will be old hat to a lot of you, such as timeboxing (a.k.a., unscheduling), waking up early, and working Internet-free, but Steve’s done such a great [...]