So, I did call 2021 a year about a month ago… and then I vanished, right? Well, here I am, stopping by to wrap up 2021. What a year it was! This post started with the intro, all peppy and hopeful, but it quickly changed into something dark and menacing. So, I’ve mentally paused and…
Category: Ramblings
Let’s Call it a Year
Mon, Nov 29. We are at the close of November, and I have decided to call it a year. December will just be a floating period of time, where we take a look at the past and plan for the future. I learned to “call it a year” from a friend who basically gave up…
Chaos! Mayhem! Aja!
It is 1:51 p.m., and I start to write here of all places, when I have a 3:00 p.m. deadline. I hate deadlines. All I really want to do is sit at the beach, feel the sand between my toes, and relax — and get paid for it. Because, why not? In the middle of…
Sitting in Silence
Have you ever just sat in silence and stared at the world? I do that frequently. Living in the big city can sometimes drive an island a little bit crazy with all the noise. That is why I sit and stare… a few minutes a day. Today, the Cambodians celebrate the Queen Mother’s birthday. If…
The future is not fated, it’s created
Well, here we go again, attempting another run at a new blog. The previous one, and its stories, have gone down after a severe virus attack took down almost all of our websites. But we are lucky to have recovered one of the websites, which is actually a frequently visited website. Now, I’d like to…



