We may be back in the doldrums. For the past four weeks straight we have had at least one person in our family sick. Some kind of mystery flu that exhibits different symptoms in each person. It’s bizzarre. Sometimes things are just low, you know. Let me give you some more examples. All taken from [...]
And we are soaking it up. In Taipei you never know how long you are going to have the sun. It could start raining at any moment. My weather app calls for rain every single day, I finally figured out that the humidity is always so high that the computer can’t imagine any other possible [...]
Kids change so rapidly. Usually just about the time you figure out what’s going on with them and how to handle it, they move on to some new challenge…I mean, phase. That’s why it’s nice to know that some things don’t really change. Like this eyes-crunched, crooked smile… One-year-old Abram. Three-year-old Abram. Same crooked grin. [...]
Did you know that The Doldrums is originally a maritime term? It refers to the area near the equator that alternates between wild thunderstorms and calm periods where the wind disappears. A sail powered ship could be trapped there for weeks. I love etymology. This winter was one of the wettest in Taiwan’s history. At [...]
**I wrote this and scheduled it to post a week ago, but for some reason it didn’t. Oops.** Here’s a tip: If you are going to throw a party, try to do co-host with your incredibly creative, slightly over-achieving friend (Thank you, P! You are amazing!). You won’t have to do a thing, and will [...]
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