4,100 Saigon street food meals “At Risk” I’ll try to keep this diversion from talking about Saigon street food brief. I want to get back to actually eating Saigon street food and reporting back to you about those eating adventures. But with 4,100 of my future Saigon street food meals potentially threatened, I could not [Read on …]
Opinions divided in Vietnam on lowering of women’s marriage age Last Updated: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 Vietnamese experts are divided over the Ministry of Justice’s proposal to change the legal marriageable age for women, with critics saying the ministry has yet to study the issue carefully. A report on VnExpress Tuesday said the ministry [Read on …]
I must admit – this week I had appendage envy. I was particularly jealous of the Pacific Giant Octopus that my fisherman neighbor, Alan, brought into my house in northern California. Her with 8 arms (and 8 octo-shoulders) and me reduced to just one functional arm! A particularly in-your-face example of life’s inequities. Although, I [Read on …]
“Which shoulder are we doing today?” “The left one.” The nurse proceeded to write with a magic marker, “This shoulder” and added an “X” ” on my left upper arm. “When did you eat last?” “Drink?” “Are you allergic to any medications?” “What did you do to our arm?” “Did you feel that?” “OUCH – [Read on …]