Old Man Morgan

And here were go …. 1 day 12 hours …. is now 36 hours.  Actually, about 34/35 hours before I head to the airport for the trip to the US.  I’m still not finished packing.  Had meant to do that last night, but spent the few spare minutes BBM’g Chely.  She was upset about a professor [...]

Its T minus 2 days, 12 hours.  That’s 60 hours … still too many to count in my head (I’m getting too old).  Notwithstanding the preceding, I am watching the calendar and clock.  Just two more work days and them its adios time.  Have more than enough work to do – yesterday it was a [...]

Wednesday:  T minus 3 days, 12 hours …. Its now just a matter of a few days before I hop on the plane to the US to see some of the family.  I am very excited about the trip – not only getting to see so many of the kids, but also getting to attend [...]

So Monday morning I wake up kind of stiff, sore, tired.  I go to the bathroom in a grog and begin the normal routine – brush teeth, shave, shower, etc..  Then suddenly I notice a baseball size black (really black) bruise on my left hip/back.  Its really big and sore and I have no idea [...]

I’m not very good at waiting – and waiting to hear officially what is going on with Nathasya is becoming stressful and distracting.  Over the past week we have received a few short messages from various individuals telling us to be patient and to be optimistic.  But, those are just words.  Thus, we continue to [...]

Had a humorous  conversation with Decy last night as part of “pillow talk” before going to sleep.  We were chatting about plans for the weekend and how to work around her shooting schedule so that we could spend some time together on Sunday.  The goal was to open up a window so that she, Thasya [...]

… in more ways than one.
First, we are still waiting to hear the official word on Nathasya.  However, the fact that we received a phone call yesterday, any phone call, will be taken good news.  Details are very sketchy and I’m getting everything second and third hand, plus translation.  However, I understand the Miss Indonesia 2010 competition [...]

First, I want to take a moment and wish our nephew Georgie – Happy Birthday.  This weekend he turned 1 year old.  After such a long, difficult year when several times we thought we would lose him …. it was such joy to see him celebrate #1.  Of course, he didn’t understand the significance of [...]

Ah … Friday, 16-April.  The mid point of the month and two weeks before I head to the US.   Needless to say, I am very glad today is Friday.  It has been a hectic week.  First, the two days of “Indonesian Cultural Awareness Training” that was 50% or more “expat bashing.”  Then yesterday – a [...]

Item #1 – I stand corrected.  The cost is $800 per person.
Item #2 – why would a couple bring a 2 year old child to a 2 day seminar that has about 55 attendees?  Only plausible answer – because they couldn’t find someone to babysit.  But, the result is discomfort for the child and unncecessary [...]