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Greg Misses His Wife

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Had a nice long visit with Greg (oldest son) last week. He tells me about the mini triathlon he ran that day…happy that he is back into running, biking and swimming.  And he tells me he misses his brother, Josh, who stayed with Greg in Las Vegas for a week while he waited for his visa to Hong Kong.  He misses Josh’s job as cook, pool cleaner, conversationalist, companion…all with no demands.  We laughed then.  Doug, third son, is due in to Salem from Thailand on September 7 for a month.  I’m going to make him do some work for his board and room! :)))  

Trivia

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

The global expat population has continued to boom – according to the World Bank’s Global Links Report 2007, the number of people living outside their home country has more than doubled since 1980 to 190 million – despite the weakening global economic climate, with companies continuing to bear the higher costs of foreign postings. I believe it! I think this means people of all countries world-wide.

How Stupid Are We?

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
 From Crooks And Liars blog: The latest Pew Survey on News Consumption, which is conducted every other year, was released yesterday.   Most notably, there was a great section of the report on news-consumer knowledge and sophistication.
About half of Americans ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Unseen During The Olympics

Monday, August 18th, 2008
Watching the Olympics in Beijing has got me to thinking about China again.  I'd like to make a point about the legacy of the damage done in the last 50 years. You might like to read "The Corpse Walker: Real-Life Stories, ... [Continue reading this entry]

China’s Opening

Saturday, August 9th, 2008
With an unlimited budget, China's most illustrious film director has achieved a lush multimedia feast that I cannot imagine will be surpassed anytime soon. As expected it was embedded with the political...for local consumption as much as for ... [Continue reading this entry]