A poignant film by Michael Rubbo: “A film about the people of Saigon told through the experiences of three young American journalists who, in 1970, explored the consequences of war and of the American presence in Vietnam. It is not a film about the Vietnam War, but about the people who lived on the fringe […]
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As summer quickly approaches, we’re putting together plans for this year’s adventure. Last year it was Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. This year it will be the western states. I’m still nailing down an itinerary and places to sleep, I have the route pretty well decided on. Have any recommendations on where to go and what
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With more journal inserting than I’d really prefer, I managed to squeak over the finish line for NaNoWriMo. I wish I could have done a better job with it, but I have to remind myself that that is what the next few months are for. There’s so much more to write and edit, but I
In two days, mind you. Nanowrimo will again defeat me, I believe. But I’ve made progress this month. I’ve written a lot of words and have a lot of editing to do in the next month. That said, though…I really do want to hit 50k by tomorrow night. Better get back to work.
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Since we moved last week from room 211 to 213, our mosquito population has been near zero in our room. Nary a bite for any of us. It’s been wonderful. But outside our room, there are openings in the sidewalk, close 3 feet by 3 feet wide, where the water sits. Why they are uncovered
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The passports have arrived and we’re all quite excited. When the last one arrived yesterday, A said “Now, if we had lots of money for the plane, we could just go to help now.” Theoretically: yes. But we’ve lots to do still.
We’ve got a new baby in the family! My youngest sister had her second child yesterday–a boy they named Alexander Paul. I’m an auntie 8 times over now. How fun is that?! To make it blog related…. I will have to figure out a way to see the babe before we leave the States.
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Migraines, financial ghosts from the past and last-minute homework are disturbing my plans and I don’t like it.
So it seems that word is getting out to family that I hadn’t intended to inform of our plans quite yet. First my ex-in-laws found out when their son (the kids’ father) emailed them, Has excited about our trip. Oops. So I brought it up and explained it to everyone at the dinner table a
