The Big Blue Tent
The Future is Blue The tent was a Sears & Roebuck purchase made by my father at the Minneapolis Lake Street store in 1962. It was big, measuring 18 feet…
Food in the World – 1
I have been back in the states for a few weeks now. Perhaps the most disturbing advent on returning from Thailand to the US is ones life-long need to…
Chinese Dishes Stacked in Laos – Part 2
Chinese Dishes Stacked in Laos – Part 1 ____________________________ Early Beauty By the end of the 1700's, Laos was divided into three kingdoms - Luang Prabang Vientiane Champasak…
Chinese Dishes Stacked in Laos – Part 1
A Day-Bus The bus ride from Pakse to Vientiane was supposed to take 10 hours. So I was told. Most tourists take the sleeper bus. I wanted to see…
A Laotian 4th of July
<> <> <> Celebrate the 4th <Watch this> _________________________________ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/opinion/america-great.html ________________________________ ^ Captivating to see how the US shifts over time. What is really fascinating is to be in Laos,…
The Old New World – Part 2
The Old New World – Part 1 <> <> <> Ascending The seven sets of stairs are extremely steep. You can barely see the top of them through the trees.…
The Old New World – Part 1
Indra - the Hindu God of War Crossover Three days ago I crossed over into Laos. It has been many years since I was here. This time was…
Frenchmen – Chapter 5
[Frenchmen is a book written in 2015. It's a story about desire, Buddhist theory and the ultimate results of death and rebirth.] Frenchmen – Chapter 1 Frenchmen – Chapter 2…
When Things Fall Apart
<> <> <> <> Funeral relics are left unattended at the crematorium. People have been reincarnated. Having entered another life, they don't need our attention anymore. …
Trees in the World
Trees Rule In Thailand, trees rule. You can't escape them. Even in Bangkok you can be walking down the sidewalk and suddenly you will be confronted by a tree. If…
Frenchmen – Chapter 4
[Frenchmen is a book written in 2015. It's a story about desire, Buddhist theory and the ultimate results of death and rebirth.] Frenchmen – Chapter 1 Frenchmen – Chapter 2…
