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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…
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?…
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…
Vision is a Good Thing
Today was a mostly uneventful day. About the only thing worth mentioning is that Fahim picked up…
Bad Chicken. Bad Bad Chicken.
From the local chicken stall, we got a bad batch of chicken. And yes, this is another…
We Had Glass Doors on our Kitchen Cupboards
Another one that really belongs somewhen else, but I don’t know when that when is. So here…
Sewage Systems in Sri Lanka
There aren’t any. That’s the first thing you should know. Now let’s be clear about this. I’m…
Red Rice . . . Red Rice . . .
Is that like Red Rum? (Think Jack Nickolson, my least favorite actor, and The Shining, my least…
No More False Alarms
Today, I really DO get to meet my sister-in-law. Um, gulp, but yes, of course I knew…
Fathima and Zara came to visit
And Fathima brought along a friend of hers who also flew down with her from Dubai. Their…
Ramadan starts today.
How many of you know what Ramadan is? That’s about what I expected. Okay, here we are….
Opticians and Eye Exams and Glasses and Contacts, Oh My.
Yeah, it doesn’t quite work. Oh well. After that, he and I went to the optician. See,…