Since I moved back to the US I haven’t had enough money or time to travel, so if this is…
Time Out: Bagan
Last Christmas we took a short holiday to Bagan. Bagan (sometimes spelled Pagan — the leading consonant sound in Myanmar…
Fragments of a Winter Dream
I guess this is it: my long overdue Japan blog entry. I’ve made several attempts at this since escaping the…
RPCV
I’ve been meaning to write this entry for a long time now, but I never could find the right combination…
Way of Visit
Background Early this year I was lucky to have the chance to make my first trip to Southeast Asia. I…
As Years Go By
I suppose it’s been over a year since I posted anything here. There are plenty of reasons for that,…
Product Placement
One of the more appreciable aspects of life in Ethiopia, as compared to the United States, is the freedom from…
Bird Two
Unsure of which bird to profile this next, a did an informal poll of selected friends and acquaintances via text…
Bird One
I thought I’d start this series with Uraeginthus bengalus, since many volunteers have asked me about this bird over the…
Libraries, Books, and Dreams: The Sequel
Just in case you missed the prequel, it can be found here. When I was a child I liked to…
Scraps
In the past week or so I’ve been trying to (re)organize this blog, and in that process I’ve come across…
Who is it? What is it?
Who is Chris Miller? What is Placeholder? A few months ago I noticed that a handful of readers were being…
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