Smoke
There is a famous Chinese proverb: 不到长城非好汉. He who has never been to the Great...
Category Archives: Midlife
Take two ping pong balls and call me in the morning.
We looked like m&ms tumbling from the plane as our chutes opened in the...
Hearing Found
My problem is not hearing loss but hearing found. An over exaggeration of sounds known as tinnitus-hyperacusis.
The Other Ten Commandments
I am glad that when Moses came down the mountain with two tablets, there...
朋友 Friends
What lengths will one go to meet new friends in China?
Ten point seven kilometers.
Lessons from a Dummy
Christianese is the only language more confusing than Chinese. For starters, you can’t cut and paste it into my faithful friend, Google Translate.
Purple Haze
It’s become a thing for me. Heading to the mountains of Sapa Vietnam for my birthday
Barista of Bad
grinding up life’s bitter moments into something good.
Why I’m thankful for Donald, Angels in Khakis and Librarians.
As the green Jell-O melts at the Thanksgiving table, your father-in-law mutters an updated...
When Life Gives You Buttbeans
Copi Luwak or butt bean coffee seemed like the perfect way to drown my sorrows on that anything but Good Friday.