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Still sorting through lots of old books that we and the kids accumulated over the years. A few days ago, I ran across a book of riddles that one of the kids must have had years ago, and as luck, … Continue reading →

I went to brunch at some friends house a few days ago and after we ate, a couple of us were discussing some work at our church and the topic turned to “rules.” Everyone agreed that maybe there are too … Continue reading →

I went into a store yesterday and I noticed one of the clerks was wearing a shirt with a pocket and he had pocket protector. It looked like he had about 3 or 4 pens or pencils in his pocket. … Continue reading →

This is another one of these self-therapy sessions for myself. Feel free to just skip over it. The weather around here is finally beginning to get warm. I have always hated winter — this year it was just especially bad… … Continue reading →

I’ve written about this before, but today is one of those holidays or festivals that we always celebrated. Obviously I’m not Chinese and Claire wasn’t Chinese, but we’ve spent a fair amount of time in that part of the world … Continue reading →

I’ve decided that trying to convince extremists is a total waste of time. Even if you are able to brilliantly argue your point until the end of time, all you’re going to get out of it is the satisfaction that … Continue reading →

If you’ve been reading the news lately (if you haven’t I don’t blame you) you know there’s been a bit of “controversy” over the choices to fill cabinet positions and other high-level government jobs. The interviews before congress has left … Continue reading →

Many, many years ago I was TDY to help open a diplomatic facility in a really remote part of the world. It was probably only my third or fourth trip outside the United States and it was by far the … Continue reading →

The news lately has brought back a number of memories of various “foreigners” that I’ve had dealings with over the years. Some I’ve been able to help and others, for one reason or another, I couldn’t. One incident I’ll never … Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned here before that the last year we lived in Manilla, we moved into a house. We previously lived in an old apartment building in the older part of town. But we needed to move because an earthquake damaged … Continue reading →