Twentysomething

According to the NY Times, Tom Fox, part of Christian Peacemaker Team, was found with a gunshot wound to the head.  He died in Iraq.  He was in Iraq "investigating allegations that American and Iraqi forces were abusing Iraqi detainees, and was also working for an end to the

Now that I've eaten through most of yuppienomad's cooking, it's time for me to fall back on feeding myself. So here's my recipe for... dum dum DUM! Fried Rice!  (copied in part from K-Dawg) Woa PAAA! (It's not the

Went out to GC Pub for a couple of beers. Two was enough for me after I totally shanked the 8 ball and scratched -- once again.  A couple of local girls sweating out to the tune of the Black Eye Peas really wasn't my scene for tonight. Just a beer and maybe a smoke coulda dunnit.

The rainy season is upon Hanoi and those pesky mosquitos are coming out of the woodwork.  I mean really coming out -- flying into your eyes and nose and mouth kinda coming out.

Seems like I might have to cut short the fairy tale and head back to the States. As the son of first generation immigrants, it's the cards I was born with, to provide in some small ways, financial stability for the folks.

Hanoi is damp.  Damp with the smell of mildew on the streets and on your clothes.  Particularly in this changing of winter to spring.