Howie, Mali-bound (no, not Maui, Mali, as in Timbuktu), finds DWT banned in France!

by Ken

You're bound to notice eventually that Howie has slipped out of his blogging chair. Those of you who've been with us before and have glanced at the calendar may realize that if it's December, that means he's off on his annual Big Trip. Two years ago Tierra del Fuego, last year South Asia (India, Thailand), this year Mali. No, not Maui, where it's possible for many a sensible person to wish to go (especially in December, if the person happens to reside in a northerly clime), but Mali, as in Timbuktu.

I just heard from him from the airport in Paris, where he arrived early only to find his connecting flight to Dakar, Senegal, delayed by what is officially described as three hours. At least until he heard about the delay, he was a relatively happy camper, heartened to find an airport lounge well-equipped not just with computers but with Macs. He was plowing earnestly through 500 accumulated e-mails (and sending back some dispatches I'll be passing on in due time), when came this:

I was so happy to find free computers -- Macs no less -- in the airport lounge. But DWT is banned -- perhaps in solidarity with Myanmar.

(Yes, if you weren't with us, last year while he was posting from Myanmar, he suddenly found DWT banned.)

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