Category Archives: chiang mai

more than just a little bit worried

Posted on 19/05/2010 by

as i headed to the school to pick up my kids this afternoon i had several thai neighbors tell me to “get my kids and get home. those are guns and bombs you hear.” there is a situation (i don’t … Continue reading →

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april break

Posted on 18/04/2010 by

april break is coming to an end. and we did a bunch of nothing. or at least i did. the oldest two, c16 and c13 went on a mission trip. they spent a week in two villages in northern thailand. … Continue reading →

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waiting for the mango rains

Posted on 18/03/2010 by

it’s hot here.  the pollution is horrid.  today’s air quality index count is 170.  you can see the air – it burns your eyes and almost all of my family are suffering headaches.  the kids’ school has canceled all outdoor … Continue reading →

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it didn’t suck

Posted on 21/02/2010 by

but the international day post i wrote got lost. so i’ll give you the highlights, if they don’t make sense it’s wordpresses fault. mom & dad arrived.  locked keys in house parade – went well lunch – ran out of … Continue reading →

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so close

Posted on 30/11/2009 by

again, i failed.  the day before the last day and i miss posting.  oh well.  1 out of 3 years isn’t too bad, right? this morning i was reminded that the sidewalks in chiang mai are all wonky.  no more … Continue reading →

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and i ran, i ran so far away

Posted on 08/11/2009 by

it is possible that it only felt like i ran so far away because i had to wake up so very early this morning and i was doing this run without the aid of performance enhancing drugs – you know, … Continue reading →

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stumping

Posted on 23/09/2009 by

i’ve never run a political campaign*  and i claim no expertise in public relations – so when it comes to the current mayoral campaign that’s going on who am i to comment? i don’t know all the details about why … Continue reading →

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spirit filled?

Posted on 18/09/2009 by

spirit houses.  they’re everywhere here in chiang mai.  throughout thailand, really.  but since i’ve not been out of the north, i’m gonna stick with what i’ve seen.  i had assumed that these were related to buddhism.  you see them on … Continue reading →

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perhaps a thai cooking feature would be fun

Posted on 15/09/2009 by

you know, in the future…  but right this minute i’ve got nothing for you. just exactly what do i consider nothingness? the seventh grade plotted a swine flu 2009 close down.  they failed.  there’s been no actual confirmation or even … Continue reading →

Posted in a14, c16, chiang mai, michael, s11 | 7 Comments

another school year started

Posted on 13/08/2009 by

if there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers. ~ Edgar W. Howe the great thing about a little jet lag is everyone’s up early … Continue reading →

Posted in a14, c16, chiang mai, s11, school | 8 Comments