I received a Kindle this year as a Chanukah present, courtesy of my delightful fianc´e. Since e-readers had come up on this blog a couple of times, I thought I…

Note: please ask permission before copying in toto. Cast: Barack Obama as Benny Hill Wen Jiabao as Little Old Bald Guy (wigged) Nicholas Sarkozy as The Frenchman Angela Merkel as…

From the NY Times: Major Earthquake Strikes Taiwan... The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.4-magnitude quake was centered off the eastern coast of Taiwan...The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not…

It's about 10oC, with the mercury still dropping here in Taipei. In the mountains to the south, it is and has been snowing. The cold air is forecast to remain…

Repost Who could have guessed that a confessed mass murder and terrorist would have broken the law once more? It is reported that Mohmed al-Megrahi has jumped bail, thus embarrassing…

Landed in Taipei last night, after a bumpy fourteen-hour flight. I think the angry Air I teased last week was taking its revenge. From now, I'll have nothing but nice…

For no good reason I can tell, California doesn't operate on the same time schedule of New York City. It's as if they feel they don't have to play by…