Thanksgiving is upon us. In a mere 14 hours I will be sitting on the couch, belt undone, sleeping off another amazing Thanksgiving meal. It will be my fourth of the year, but definitely the best and most special.
Last year I spent Thanksgiving in Nepal. Now don’t get me wrong, I greatly [...]
I love Halloween. I don’t care what people say. Its not an evil holiday, its not satanic or whatever else they want to say. Its fun. Dress up as your favorite superhero and get free candy. I don’t see a problem with that!
For the past two years we’ve had our [...]
So little to do, so much time. Strike that, reverse it.
My last few days in Nepal are going faster than two cheese coneys in the hands of a fat man. Got back from trekking, went to Lumbini, and now its Dipawali (or Diwali) (or Tihar) and the city is going crazy! But [...]
Shortages are nothing new in Nepal. There have been constant petrol shortages, creating long lines of hundreds of vehicles waiting for petrol. There have also been food shortages. In parts of the country there were food shortages caused by a very dry monsoon season. Then the monsoon season came late and [...]
At the Bhoto Jatra festival (see my last post) I was lucky enough to see the Royal Kumari, or living goddess, although I use the work “lucky” with a slight cringe.
There are many Kumaris found in India and Nepal, but the most famous one is the Royal Kumari of Kathmandu. She is a young [...]
Every year in Lalitpur, the Newari people build a giant chariot for the Rato Machhindranath and parade it through the city for a month. At the end of the procession, they hold the Bhoto Jatra festival.
The Rato Macchindranath is the god of rain (rato meaning “red”, macchindra meaning something like “fish”, and [...]
Happy Father’s Day, Dad!
I tried many times to write something, but it all sounded too sappy and “made up.” So simply put, you’re a great Dad. God has blessed me and I could not have asked for anything else. I love you.
Burgers, friends, and rain! What more can you want on a Memorial Day? I checked the weather, and it said it was supposed to rain in Cincy. Its been raining here pretty much all day, so its been nice and cool.
I went over to PJ and Lizzie’s this evening. We “grilled” [...]
According to the Nepali calendar, I am now 86 years old. I think I’m gonna stick with our calendar.
You can read about their calendar, Bikram Sambat, HERE.
Baseball! Tomorrow the season begins at 1:10. The Reds take on Santana and the Mets. Its gonna be good. Unfortunately I won’t be there. I had tickets last year, but I ended up in Guatemala instead. It was a fair trade.
Baseball was even spoken about today in church. [...]
