On the road again . . .
When we were done, we hopped in the van with Marlene and her offspring. As soon as we’re in the…
Other
Setting Apart
Now to explain what this is. We’re given callings here (I talk briefly about callings in general on my 14…
DVD Shopping
Marlene’s daughters from the US are here for Christmas. Did I mention that last Sunday? No, I don’t think I…
More on Hindi movies. . .
I’ve taken to watching them. Without the English subtitles. And still enjoying them. Not completely and totally, it’s true, considering…
Internet connection problems caused by . . . a gremlin in my machine?
While we were on the internet, I tried publishing websites through FrontPage. Sometimes the publishing worked, sometimes it didn’t. Here’s…
And I have to give credit to. . .
Fahim. For the name of my blog. A Canadian in King Parakramabahu’s Court. I can’t take credit for even one…
Sri Lankan Movies
Sri Lanka’s first television stations came into existence sometime in 1978 or 1979. I think the obvious conclusion you can…
Today was pretty much a do almost nothing day.
Except I did wash the sheets and some other laundry. In the afternoon. Because we were busy on the internet…
Later in the day. . .
I worked on more website design, but not for this website. For others. While working on them, I opened up…
Long Distance
I called my grandma on my cell phone. The one with the phone card. I started out with 396 Rupees…
Christmas Dinner
I had suggested to Fahim about a week or so ago that I wanted to do something special for Christmas…
The Monk Situation
And not Monk as in Tony Shalhoub the television series. I think there are far too many monks in my…
Fahim and I will be staying home today. Buddhist Monk’s Cremation. Possible rioting.
Colombo is under heavy guard with thousands of troops maintaining peace. People went around yesterday forcing people to close their…
Buddhist Monk dies. Riots ensue.
Yes, it’s a clear exaggeration of the situation. Maybe. Or maybe not. A Buddhist monk did die, that much is…
Oh, and there was a cow.
Seriously. But I didn’t have my camera with me. I’ve taken to calling the camera "my" camera, and Fahim doesn’t…
The rest of my day . . .
On the other hand, was rather uneventful. A load of laundry. Cooking, as per usual. Some other housework. Plot development…
How many dead lizards have you met?
GROSSNESS WARNING!!!! Me? Just one. And that’s only assuming that geckos aren’t lizards. If they are, then more than that….
Websites and more Websites
I’ve been working on my http://srilanka.laurieashton.com website lately, which you can find here. Heh heh heh heh. I laugh because…
The View Out Our Front Door
And this is, oh, mildly interesting. Gee, looks like a new version of a snake light. Like? We sure do….
More Monk and Fahim insists that I put in a spoiler warning . . . so consider this as your spoiler warning. “Spoiler Warning”
We watched the last of the Monk episodes from season one today. We want more. We want way more. We…
Odd things happen at church sometimes
Several odd things happened today at church. I’ll tell them in chronological order – just this once! I went to…
I Love Fahim, That Little Freak . . .
I tried taking some pictures of him this morning. Well, no, not correct. I did take some pictures of him…