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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,…
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Does God Really Hate You?
By Steve on January 30, 2012
A friend of mine shared a clip of Pastor Mark Driscoll on Facebook…and Mark was pretty angry. For those who are not aware, Mark Driscoll is the pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle with…
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Lan Kwai Fong Movieland Shuts Its Doors
By Steve on January 27, 2012
My old video store here in Hong Kong just closed and I’m feeling a little nostalgic. Throughout the late 1990’s the Movieland video store in Lan Kwai Fong was like my second home. Walking into…
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TV You Should Watch: The Event
By Steve on January 25, 2012
The Chinese New Year holiday is in full swing here in Hong Kong and its a time that usually lends itself to getting outside and onto the gorgeous hiking trails which permeate the territory. However…
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Thank you for (not) Smoking!
By Steve on January 23, 2012
It’s been 5 years this month since I smoked a cigar. Now let me just say…I loved cigars alot! Whether with friends in Hong Kong or sitting on my back porch in Boulder Colorado with…
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Walking Across England: Our Upcoming Adventure!
By Steve on January 20, 2012
This summer my son Gabriel and I will walk across England. Literally! On the morning of July 6 we will set off from the village of St. Bees on the coast of the Irish Sea…
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Mainland China Students Irk Some At American Universities
By Steve on January 13, 2012
A recent blog article I read grabbed my attention today. It highlighted the complaints many local American students have with foreign Chinese undergraduates* studying at U.S. universities. Complaints such as: “They don’t come here to…
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Iowa Caucus results: My thoughts
By Steve on January 5, 2012
I popped over to The Whiskey Priest (you gotta love that name) yesterday afternoon to meet up with the “Republicans Abroad” and watch the results of the Iowa caucus live. (Late evening in America is lunch time…
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My Year End Book Reviews 2011
By Steve on December 31, 2011
On December 30 with one day to spare I met my goal of finishing Susanna Clark’s novel Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell before the end of 2011. It is a huge tome of a novel…
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Cocktail Reception On Board the U.S.S. Carl Vinson
By Steve on December 29, 2011
Tammy and I had the most wonderful evening this week as we attended a cocktail reception on board the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Carl Vinson which is in Hong Kong for a few days. If you…