Travels

A troupe of twenty-five dancers in white robes crawled, crouched, and contorted their bodies along raised platforms in the middle of a deserted muddy field.  Five-stories bamboo spikes jutted out of the ground, a 'Lost World' jungle of menacing spikes and desolation.

For a third world country, Vietnam has treated me well.  I am living better here than I did in the States.

Impromptu Mass that I walked by this afternoon, in the center square of Hanoi atI see her largest cathedral, complete with a brass band, flowers, and a whole lot of pinks, reds, and other colors of affection.

I've posted some selected photos to my flickr site at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jfisher/.  You can also access the images from the brand new spankin' flash link on the right hand side of this blog. I've just upgraded to a pro account and

For the love of God, I've never missed Barnes and Noble so much in my life.  And to think I used to denigrate them for being on every other block in Manhattan!  Here are the English-language books that I've seen in Vietnam so far: - The

Skype is pissing me off. Not really Skype, but the entire usability structure of the Internet. Technology is never really simple to use -- it's suppose to make things simpler, right?