A trip to Thailand and then to the Hospital. The Year of the Rabbit has the good and the bad.
Tag: Family
How 2022 Quickly Became the Year of the Sheep (Guest Blog by Alanna)
It’s official. I’m adding a 13th animal to the Chinese zodiac calendar. Instead of the tiger, I say we change 2022 to the year of the sheep. Let me explain. Less than a month ago, our daily lives here changed overnight. Prior to the announcement in early December that zero-CovidRead More …
How to Become a Zombie Cyborg
“Hey… wanna have a catch?” A great line from a great movie. But no, I won’t be talking about cornfields or baseball this time. Rather, I’m talking about catch as in catching up – you know, what the heck we’ve been up to lately. Another quote, err, this time lyricRead More …
Men Should Cry More
I cried today. I was from working home and listening to music on YouTube, when My Old Man by the Zac Brown Band came on my TV. I cried. Buckets. I’ve heard this song before. I’ve cried listening to this song before. Heck, I cry every single time I hearRead More …
A historical record of the lost city of Atlantis (The one in China)
The hot and humid season of summer is almost over here in China. What does that mean you say? Nothing. It means nothing. The area we live in here in China will be sweltering until Christmas. Many folks in this region tend to get away from the heat by headingRead More …
One Mississippi… Two Mississippi… Three Mississippi…
Over my 10+ years of on again/off again travel blogging, I often find myself apologizing for months of no new content. So, yet again, I apologize non-constant readers, for my lack of new content. But behold, I now bring you a new blog post! So what has my clan beenRead More …
The Plague! A Coronavirus Update
Before I get to anything else, let me go ahead and update you on the one thing most everyone asks us about: We are perfectly safe, happy and healthy here in China. The actual risk of any of us contracting the Coronavirus are very minuscule. That being said, since theRead More …