Chinese Cooking
I had a Chinese girlfriend once. Her mother was an opera singer – of the other kind. She always seemed …
Monthly Archives: March 2013
A Poem — to Focus in My Distraction
While I’m struggling to think through my five week trip through Southeast Asia, and not having it rise in the …
To A Very Young Lady, Separated — A Poem, Jaime Gil de Biedma
To A Very Young Lady, Separated In the year since you married, sweet beautiful breasts, you have found the fruits …
Saigon: Surprise and Sorrow
Saigon is a surprise and still a sorrow. 38 years after the American war ended it shows barely a sign …
Laos and the Legacies of War
When the mind turns to South East Asia and war, Vietnam and Cambodia come quickly to mind. For most, Laos might …
Reading Vietnam
Packed with my travel duffle for a 5 week trip to South East Asia is one of the indispensable series of books …
Confucius: Reading the Secular Among the Buddhists
For some reason, heading out for a 5 week trip to South East Asia, I retrieved my 1972 copy of …
The Gods of Ignorance
Even in Vientiane, Laos where I am now it is possible to tie into the Internet and see what is …