Today was a long day. I was invited to attend a function in Makassar put together by the Alumni of American programs. I’m not exactly sure what the purpose of the one-day conference was but I was requested to have a two-hour breakout session. Fair enough. It would help me network [...]
Well, I’ve been meaning to make a short comment about a few of the more interesting restrooms (as we Americans call them) in Indonesia. One that is really bizarre is the restroom in the classy restaurant, Cafe Batavia. The urinal area is akin to the dive bar urinal in the US. It’s [...]
Yes, I know the Detroit Tigers failed to take the World Series crown. I did get to watch all of Game Two while shaking off a night out. At least they ground out a win at that time. Hopefully, my faithful friend, Al, will have recorded the whole Series so that I [...]
Ok, the Tigers lost game one, 7-2. There can be six more games left in the Series. I watched the last half online on ESPN. It wasn’t the real thing, but close enough to get me yelling at the million dollar babies playing a game for a living.
Off to Bali this afternoon [...]
It’s been one helluva week. With that said, it’s what the Finns call ‘Little Weekend.’ That’s just sugar coating Wednesday. It also provides them with a reason to go out and have a drink. I’ll just use the term cultural relativism and say, ‘Who am I to judge?’
I gave a midterm [...]