A theme I have harped on consistently, is that the world we live in is changing. We no longer have the luxury of doing "business as usual". It is why I have so little patience with climate change deniers, or those who think that every attempt to restore balance with
Continue readingThe New Year Arrives.
And it is the year of the rabbit you know: Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu! Kore kara mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu! (Congratulations on the new year! In this year too, please favor me!)
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And so the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Ten comes to an end tonight. I am not sure how I feel about it’s passing quite yet. The fact that it closes out the first decade of the 21’st Century and the advance in age that implies-perhaps puts a
Continue readingChasing ancestry.
The S.O. and I set out on a car trip today. We just arrived at our hotel. We spent the day looking for my Grandmother’s house that was located in a very small town in southwestern Georgia. ( About 3+ hours driving from Shopping Mall). We found the house-but the
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Natalie Portman is pregnant. Can’t shake the weird feeling this might not work out well for the Empire…
Continue readingLe Trap.
A great memory of mine was the opportunity to fly from a French Aircraft carrier-and get to experience the way they do business. Over at another blog, about three years ago, I wrote about the experience. I thought the story might use a retelling over here. The article was written
Continue readingHappy Boxing Day!
Which, if the world looked the way I wished it would: Would be a global holiday!
Continue readingThis is not the kind of change I want to see.
Bad news from Hong Kong courtesy of Spike. Wanchai disco Laguna will be closing. Their final night is tentatively January 9th. The building was sold and the new landlord has refused to renew their lease. The Philippines and Indonesian consulates both petitioned the new landlord to let the bar remain,
Continue readingSumming up Christmas Day
With my favorite quote from Miracle on 34th Street ( 1994 edition). Kris Kringle: You think I’m a fraud, don’t you? Dorey Walker: Fraud is a bit too strong of a word. Kris Kringle: But you don’t believe in me. Dorey Walker: I believe that Christmas is for children. Kris
Continue readingMeanwhile over in Stepford……
The happy couples were celebrating Christmas! Go here to see the rest!
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