Cancer Hospital
I went to the Cancer Hospital with an LDS Charities missionary couple from church and Karu Gamage from OSC –…
RCCI – Rehabilitation Centre for the Communication Impaired
Our first stop after picking up the Bennions, missionaries with LDS Charities with the LDS church, was RCCI – Rehabilitation…
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 to view a…
Television Programming
There’s one station here that broadcasts cultural stuff. Dancing and whatever. It’s in a language I don’t understand, which really…
Fahim’s Got Some Strange Friends
This afternoon, while I was working on catching up my blog – this one, as a matter of fact –…
OSC Revisited
I went to OSC again today. Or OCS, depending on whether you go by the new name of the school…
Guns and More Guns
On the way home from church, we passed by a whole heck of a lot of armed guards. Seriously 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 – or rather,…
Thunder and Lightning and Destruction, Oh My
We had a thunder and lightning storm today. And a funny thing happened, too. Right as thunder and lightning coincided…
Always Always the Cows
On the way home, we encountered more cows. Oh come on, you were expecting this, weren’t you? And I took…
Cows Are My Life
I’m pretty sure it seems that way to some of you at least. Could it be because I take cow…
Cows. Always the cows.
Oh, yeah. Cows. Today was hugely a cow day. In the span of about a half hour, something like eight…
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 very well –…
Readerware
I mentioned a program that Fahim and I settled on for cataloguing our books, movies, and cds. I say settled…
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 care for…
To Blog Or Not To Blog
Isn’t really the question. The question is . . . How much can I actually catch up? I haven’t written…
Ox and Wagon
I’ve talked about them before. This guy leads an ox and wagon past our house about once a week it…
More on Septic Tanks
This morning, the guys Mr Perera, yon owner who’s supposed to arrange for things to be fixed, actually arranged for…
Thunder, Lightning, and Monsoons
Have I mentioned we’re in monsoon season? I kid, I know I have. Today, right now, at this very moment,…
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 on the last…