The turkey was delicious, the leftovers even better. I managed to spice up the stuffing with more than enough salt and hot peppers. The jell-o dessert didn’t set. I was working with a little less than the usual here. It was a good remembrance of Thanksgivings past.
Work marches on. The [...]
It goes slow here, ie. the internet connection. This molasses slowness has kept me from reading and responding to much of my email. I have found out that I can’t sit in front of a monitor for long periods of time. So it goes.
I just want everyone to know that I’m still [...]
Please forgive the title of this entry. I can’t seem to reckon anything else. That may change by the time I post this.
(written first in my notebook—transcribed later)
There at the stoplight that many never stop for, I watched Fate unfold. So many ordinary things happened in the seconds previous. I sat [...]
Last week, I had the express (dis)pleasure to see an Indonesian film. Before the film started, we were treated to an infomercial on sussing out counterfeit money. There was a female shopkeeper dressed neatly in traditional dress, the dutiful civil servant, and the glum but impeccably clean day laborer complete with extra-long pinky [...]
Saturday put me on one of the few basketball courts that I know of in Manado. I wasn’t playing but a spectator to a dance competition of the traditional variety. ‘Meingket’ involves several pairs of dancers and one leader. All teams were clad in similar garments (see My Images) and sang as [...]