I watched the Republican debate last night. I’m sure I’m only one of about a trillion people who has an opinion on it, but here goes. I wouldn’t ‘tier’ the candidates as the media does, but I would definitely classify them: 1: Rudy and Mitt – mud-slingers who can’t give … Continue reading
My first experience with 30+ hour air travel days was in 1992 when I went to Borneo. We left Fresno, connected in Los Angeles, then Honolulu, Biak, Denpesar, Jakarta (plane change), and finally arrived in Pontianik in West Kalimantan over 30 hours later. That was a pretty tough day, as … Continue reading
Leipzig, Germany has quite a rich history when it comes to music, not to mention its religious history (think Luther and Eck). Fitting then that I should visit the church where Bach was the Cantor from 1723-1750 for a concert / service including some of his music. The St. Thomas … Continue reading
Today, I visited Mega Pon on Gottschedstrasse in Leipzig, Germany. One blogger thinks it is the second best laundromat in the world, having been dethroned by the ever popular Brain Wash in San Francisco. Brain Wash is apparently so good, it won a Yahoo award for world’s best cybercafe’s. Mega … Continue reading
I enjoy taking personality tests… sort of. But really, they don’t capture me. The way I think is different enough from the way the test writers think that I have difficulty answering some of the questions. Often, ambiguous questions would be answered in one extreme direction if the ambiguity was … Continue reading
This is another example of just how out of control government has become, even in Amerca. The last line about the U.S. dollar is telling….. BTW, Bernard is a Free State Project supporter and is speaking at the New Hampshire Liberty Forum in January. This is sure to come up … Continue reading
I’ve just finished up 3 consecutive nights of great jazz in Shanghai, China. The first of those nights was at the House of Blues and Jazz (158 Mao Ming Nan Lu but moving soon) and the last two at JZ Club (46 Fu Xing Xi Lu). I also paid a … Continue reading
I never thought I’d utter such a phrase. Neither the stereotypes nor even the facts of flying in Chinese airspace would tend to lend itself to such a comment, but I was rather relieved tonight to be done with Myanmar. From the moment I checked on, I was thinking “I’d … Continue reading
Not having internet access basically drives me nuts. I can do it, really, I can, but I don’t like to. The internet, these days, is my primary means of communicating with pretty much anyone I know. But I also have to be mindful of money. The hotel here is charging … Continue reading
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