Bangkok explosions leave two dead *Update* Two more bombs exploded at Central World Plaza and Pratunam And now the tourists are getting hurt. The word on the streets is that it was either the Muslim insurgents from the south, revving up the violence and spreading it to the city. Or, a more possible scenario to me, Thaksin’s supporters stirred shit up. Either way, the typical gigantic public New Year celebrations were cancelled everywhere. Still, dad said that didn’t stop the private affairs in hotels around town. The fireworks were still going on when I spoke to him. The family is...
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2006 can be summed up in just one word. Change. It started with mom’s health from her radiation earlier in the year to chemo in February, and finally, the stroke that debilitated her in July. I did go home twice in one year for the first time ever, and despite it all, I managed to have a few days of absolutely good times. Then we moved out of the Long Beach College Dorm 2.0 into a quiet residential neighborhood of Los Alamitos. I switched to take the bus. Brandon gets a permanent position. Friends and family all around have their...
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How I love thee. Let me count the ways! First. I made dinner tonight and it kicks major ass! Rachael Ray’s Steak dinner set (I used thawed, frozen spinach instead of kale) is phenomenal. I adjusted everything down to make food for 2 and it’s perfect. Second. Finally opened the Santa Cristina 2003 Sangiovese wine Brenda gave me for Christmas last year. It’s fantastic. Third. Blogger came through and revert me back to my original form. Back on the Old Blogger! Yeeeeees! Sure, I lost a few new posts…not that they were all that interesting anyway, right?…and the nifty tags,...
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This is to make up for the photo post I lost when they switched me back from New Blogger to Old Blogger. Board of Investors Party Cool Cat VP Greg’s Going Away Drinks at the Library Bar Me coming to work just a wee bit tired… A very Trojan Christmas...
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Issue with switching from Old Blogger to New Blogger. Over one month of struggle comes to a close. I got my old stuff back but lose the new stuff I posted recently. So, after this point of the blog in December, things may look odd and posts maybe confusing. Please forgive me. I’m doing my best to restore what was lost. 🙂...
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