Author: LMAshton
Cancer Hospital
I went to the Cancer Hospital with an LDS Charities missionary couple from church and Karu Gamage…
RCCI – Rehabilitation Centre for the Communication Impaired
Our first stop after picking up the Bennions, missionaries with LDS Charities with the LDS church, was…
Today was a Very Full Day
And it’s only 1pm. This morning at 8:30, I met Karu Gamage from Overseas School of Columbo…
Television Programming
There’s one station here that broadcasts cultural stuff. Dancing and whatever. It’s in a language I don’t…
Fahim’s Got Some Strange Friends
This afternoon, while I was working on catching up my blog – this one, as a matter…
OSC Revisited
I went to OSC again today. Or OCS, depending on whether you go by the new name…
Guns and More Guns
On the way home from church, we passed by a whole heck of a lot of armed…
One Thousand and One Ways to Use Coconuts
While I was waiting for Marlene and her girls to go to church together, I admired something…
Thunder and Lightning and Destruction, Oh My
We had a thunder and lightning storm today. And a funny thing happened, too. Right as thunder…
Always Always the Cows
On the way home, we encountered more cows. Oh come on, you were expecting this, weren’t you?…
Cows Are My Life
I’m pretty sure it seems that way to some of you at least. Could it be because…
Cows. Always the cows.
Oh, yeah. Cows. Today was hugely a cow day. In the span of about a half hour,…
Sri Lanka’s President Declared a State of Emergency
Politically, some interesting stuff has been happening lately. Understand that, of course, I don’t understand these things…
Readerware
I mentioned a program that Fahim and I settled on for cataloguing our books, movies, and cds….
I Didn’t Sleep Too Well Last Night
Have I mentioned that there are lots of stray dogs? They have no owners, therefore no one…
To Blog Or Not To Blog
Isn’t really the question. The question is . . . How much can I actually catch up?…
Ox and Wagon
I’ve talked about them before. This guy leads an ox and wagon past our house about once…
More on Septic Tanks
This morning, the guys Mr Perera, yon owner who’s supposed to arrange for things to be fixed,…
Thunder, Lightning, and Monsoons
Have I mentioned we’re in monsoon season? I kid, I know I have. Today, right now, at…
Gordon R. Dickson vs Robert Asprin
Okay, not really. Let me see. I’m reading Gordon R. Dickson’s Dragon Knight books now, and I’m…
Septic Tanks Are a Pain in the Butt
Saranjeet, our downstairs neighbor, called tonight saying that he had arranged for someone to come by to…
LDS Missionaries – Harmless?
Yeah, they are. For the most part. Like all groups of people, there are always the few…