The mountains above Chiang Mai are lush and beautiful.
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I awake to the sound of a rooster signaling sunrise. As I peel my eyes open, there is no difference, the darkness identical beneath my eyelids as outside. I consider getting up to watch the sunrise, but my [...] Read more »
Denise reaches out to touch the idol of Santa Ana at Biba Fiestan Santa Ana in Agat, Guam.
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The word fiesta has a very Mexican image in my mind. Perhaps it’s my love the Three Amigos and El Guapo’s birthday that causes me to associate fiesta with pinatas, mariachi [...] Read more »
I awoke to the pitter patter of raindrops. They splashed against the tin roof, echoing gently down into my sanctum. I tried to ignore it, but even rolling over and hiding beneath the covers didn’t prevent its gentle cooing from rousing me.
“Ben,” Denise called gently from the doorway, the purring cat in her arms adding [...] Read more »
Denise sits in the kayak as I stand painfully on coral snapping a picture and trying not to fall.
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The kayaking trip today was good. Unfortunately, it was also pouring. Apparently, there’s a typhoon in the Philippines currently. It’s so bad, it capsized a ferry carrying more than 700 [...] Read more »
I seem to be in a rain delay.
I want to be able to feel each and every cool drop falling on me, but my grounds crew has pulled a giant tarp over me
Everyone is waiting till the games resume. But it could be a while.
And even then, I’ll likely be wet and muddy. Read more »
Birkenstocks (2000-2004), Size 13, Well Worn in the World, Pass Away
Right and Left Birkenstock died today. Officially. They passed quietly in the night from old age. They were dependable and worn in good stead. The Birkenstocks were a comfortable pair. They fit like an old shoe. And now, they’re gone. They leave behind two [...] Read more »