Aggressive Driving
I don’t have anything particularly Easter-focused to post today, but Easter is supposed to be a time of peace. So here is a message of...
Hamster Wheel of Pain
The year 2015 was the year we tried keeping rodents as pets. It didn’t work out well for us. The first dwarf hamster lasted less...
Electricity
For the most part, I was impressed (or maybe overwhelmed is a better word) by how much money there was in Qingdao. Everything seemed shiny...
Crowne Plaza
When we traveled to Qingdao, China in 2007 to meet our daughter, we stayed in the Crowne Plaza. I’m not really a hotel person –...
Can You Count The Brides?
When I started traveling to Japan in the 1990’s, I was shocked to see brides lining up to have their wedding photos taken in public...