Category Archives: michael

shaken

Posted on 25/03/2011 by

i just felt the second tremor of the evening.  they’re very mild here and having no experience at all with earthquakes it took me a few seconds to figure out what was going on.  the epicenter of the earthquake was … Continue reading →

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just like riding a bicycle

Posted on 20/03/2011 by

this is michael’s bike michael’s bike is a special bike.  it’s not special because it’s a super-dee-duper top of the line bike (it’s not), and it’s not special because it’s an awesome color (it is an awesome color, but that’s … Continue reading →

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the final countdown

Posted on 12/12/2010 by

michael’s been in the philippines and indonesia for the past 2 weeks.  and, while 2 weeks isn’t all that long, i’ve discovered that about 10 days is my single parenting threshold.  starting on day 11 it’s sort of a crap … Continue reading →

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(not so) silent sunday – father’s day

Posted on 05/12/2010 by

today is his majesty king bhumibol adulyadej’s birthday.  and that makes it father’s day in thailand which means i have a chance to make up for the really bad job i did of celebrating american father’s day.  but, i can … Continue reading →

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one-upmanship

Posted on 03/12/2010 by

this picture was taken a few weeks ago. how cool.  me and a baby tiger – of the generic, regular tiger variety.  a baby tiger that is still baby enough to come across as cute and not deadly. this picture … Continue reading →

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40 and 3 days

Posted on 20/11/2010 by

“the key to a good birthday is low expectations,”  phil dunphy ~  modern family sadly, phil is describing michael’s last 5 or 6 birthdays. maybe more.  and this year i had every intention of doing his birthday up big.  i … Continue reading →

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flip flopping

Posted on 29/10/2010 by

remember back in september when michael was in the states and he went to the doctor and the doctor told him he had type-2 diabetes and we followed up here with another doctor and the doctor here did a little … Continue reading →

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and we’re back – here, not there

Posted on 21/10/2010 by

the train arrived early.  we boarded.  we were excited.  we ordered dinner.  the train left the station for chiang mai.  we ate dinner (which convinced me not to order dinner on the train again.  it wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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our new puerto rican doctor

Posted on 04/10/2010 by

my last post mentioned michael’s type-2 diabetes diagnosis.  which might not be a correct diagnosis.  michael was in krung thep mahanakhon amon rattanakosin mahinthara yuthaya mahadilok phop noppharat ratchathani burirom udomratchaniwet mahasathan amon phiman awatan sathit sakkathattiya witsanukam prasit last … Continue reading →

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if it’s not one thing…

Posted on 28/09/2010 by

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.  ~World Health Organization, 1948 i would be totally satisfied if we could just get “the absence of disease or infirmity” … Continue reading →

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