Author Archives: Mel Green

The Daily Tweets 2010-12-11: Market day

Posted on Sat, 11 December 2010 by Mel Green

Saturday in Brisbane: Market day. Waving hello to everyone in Anchorage still at work on Friday. #oztrip #fb #

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The Daily Tweets 2010-12-10: Koala cuddling

Posted on Fri, 10 December 2010 by Mel Green

My friend “OzMud” (not her real name, obviously) — an American expat living in the Brisbane area who is a follower of the Alaska progressive blog The Mudflats, which is how we came to know each other — treated me … Continue reading →

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The Daily Tweets 2010-12-09: Exploring Brisbane CBD

Posted on Thu, 9 December 2010 by Mel Green

(CBD stands for central business district — what Aussies say rather than downtown.) Went into city (Brisbane) yesterday via public transit — great system! No time yesterday to upload pics (took lots) or post. # oztrip #fb # Now 5:50 … Continue reading →

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The Daily Tweets 2010-12-07: Still jetlagged

Posted on Tue, 7 December 2010 by Mel Green

Wow, when Brisbane sky decides to downpour, it’s not just cats & dogs, it’s bloody dinosaurs. #oztrip #fb # Still jetlagged. Need me some coffee or tea. #oztrip #fb #

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The Daily Tweets 2010-12-06: Arrival in Brisbane

Posted on Mon, 6 December 2010 by Mel Green

Made it to Brisbane, @ Sian’s house, 1st wifi connect since LAX. WTF sunny Bris is sposed to be sunny not rainy! #oztrip #fb # Flight LAX-SYD very good, slept well for a plane. But now for a shower & … Continue reading →

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The Daily Tweets 2010-12-04: Anchorage to LAX

Posted on Sat, 4 December 2010 by Mel Green

RT @exart: @yksin post lots of photos, eh! // Most def! Plan to blog a lot about my trip. #fb # At gate B6 at ANC airport soon boarding for SLC. Stopped snowing. Someone has chicken. Smells good. #oztrip #fb … Continue reading →

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LAX lunch

Posted on Sat, 4 December 2010 by Mel Green

As I tweeted: Great lunch @ LAX: El Cholo, near Gate 54A. “LA’s best Margarita” – Chicken burrito derado – & _Brisbane_ by Matt Condon. I’m still here at Los Angeles International Airport (aka LAX) during my ten-hour layover, after … Continue reading →

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The Daily Tweets 2010-12-03: Prepping for Australia

Posted on Fri, 3 December 2010 by Mel Green

Prepping for Australia. I should sleep really well on the plane tonight b/c I’m tiring myself out so well. #fb # Imminently departing for airport to commence my 36 hr journey to Oz. Next stop: SLC. Then LAX (10-hr layover), … Continue reading →

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The Daily Tweets 2010-12-30: DADT report

Posted on Tue, 30 November 2010 by Mel Green

RT: @nprpolitics: Pentagon Study Dismisses Risk Of Openly Gay Troops http://n.pr/g01r1u #fb # WaPo profiles the two Pentagon authors of ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ report, which is being released today. http://wapo.st/fufJO2 #fb # Pentagon’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell report will … Continue reading →

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Pentagon’s DADT report to be released today

Posted on Tue, 30 November 2010 by Mel Green

The Pentagon Working Group’s comprehensive report on gays/lesbians in the military and the possible repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell will be released today — and Lisa Murkowski’s feet still need to be held to the fire.

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