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2012 Oscars: My predictions
By Steve on February 27, 2012
Well its 3 hours as I write this until the 84th Academy Awards. In Hong Kong its a Monday morning hence I need to take a vacation day in order to throw my little annual…
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Why I don’t do “Valentine’s Day”
By Steve on February 15, 2012
I surprised my students the other day. They asked me during class what I and Mrs. Hackman would be doing for Valentine’s Day? “Probably nothing.” I replied. They were a bit taken aback figuring a…
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Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee
By Steve on February 8, 2012
On February 2, 1952 a young 25 year old woman ascended to the British throne following the untimely death of her father George VI. Yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of the Queen Elizabeth who, now…
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Super Bowl 2012: Hong Kong Style
By Steve on February 7, 2012
Spent a Tim Tebow-less Super Bowl in Hong Kong watching one of the most exciting, nail biting, last minute cliff hanging games in a long while. Too often in Super Bowls past the game looked…
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Religious Intolerance? A Face Book Exchange
By Steve on February 2, 2012
Had an interesting exchange on Facebook the last couple of days. The residential complex where I live has its own Facebook site where about 250 subscribers can talk about the neighborhood, offer things for sale,…