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An ending and perhaps …

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

There have been a few changes at work in the last few months.
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Pandas and pedicabs … A trip to Chengdu

Saturday, October 1st, 2005

Pandas and pedicabs
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Details and duty

Monday, April 18th, 2005
We talked about what was possible,doable and useful. Should I fly to Canada? Mom had died. I had suspected as much after the first cryptic email. Or, to be more precise, I had an inkling of this after the first email and the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Snow lay all around

Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
The day dawns inappropriately bright. Snow covers the ground and the way is icy. We arrive at the church I had not seen my mom in five years and this was not the way I'd wanted to see her again She lay there ... [Continue reading this entry]

Back in Canada … for the moment

Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
I'm back in Canada Unfortunately it's to attend a funeral On Friday night I checked my email and had a couple of cryptic messages ... call home/urgent and words to that effect So I dug through my phone list and called home Mom has ... [Continue reading this entry]

More good times than bad times

Monday, February 28th, 2005
I still think of the old days occasionally. There were, thankfully, more good times than bad times. I realize that's almost an Edie Brickell song. The Old Days There have been a few changes ... [Continue reading this entry]

Just returned

Saturday, February 26th, 2005
After the Winter Course 2005
We'd just finished winter course and had some travel arranged ... we took off for Hainan.
Hainan is in the south of China. Actually a tropical island.
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