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Another year of “The War on Christmas” is over…Thankfully!
By Steve on December 27, 2011
I may be dating myself but I’m old enough to remember when saying “Merry Christmas” wasn’t considered a pejorative term. And to wish someone“Happy Holidays” was not seen as “selling out” or diluting Christmas in any…
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Superman & Apollo 13
By Steve on December 4, 2011
Items from two of my favorite interests, Superman and the American space program, netted big bucks at auctions this week.The very first comic introducing Superman to the world, Action Comics Issue 1, sold for US$…
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A Hong Kong Thanksgiving!
By Steve on November 27, 2011
My first Hong Kong Thanksgiving was in 1990 and it was on a rooftop of a village home in Fanling. 21 years later the location was Ma Wan…but I was still on a village rooftop….
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Touring the U.S.S. George Washington
By Steve on November 14, 2011
Last week I received an e-mail from a friend at the U.S. Consulate. He said be that the U.S.S. George Washington would be in Hong Kong for a few days and would I like to…
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Glen Campbell & The Wichita Lineman
By Steve on November 10, 2011
Was reading the paper on Sunday morning and the weekend section had a nice article on Glen Campbell highlighting the fact that, at 75 years old, the famed singer was embarking on a “farewell” tour…
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Detroit Tigers: American League Division Series begins
By Steve on September 30, 2011
I have been a Detroit Tigers fan for as long as I can remember. I grew up in a baseball loving family and whether its my mom pitching to me as a 4 yr old…
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Diversity: or How America makes Americans
By Steve on September 25, 2011
My 9 month old son, Ethan George, attended his first Republican meeting this week. Being that I am in Hong Kong I need to qualify that statement to say I am referring to the American…
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Remembering Sept.11, 2001
By Steve on September 13, 2011
Has it really been 10 years?Our phone rang and Tammy answered. I saw her face furl a bit and she turned to me, “Its Donna, she said a plane has just flown into the World…
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Star Trek at 45!
By Steve on September 8, 2011
On September 8th 1966 a lttle TV show named Star Trek debuted for the first time on NBC. It told the tale of the crew of the Starship Enterprise’s journey to explore strange new worlds, seek out…
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USA Trip 2011: New Orleans Lousiana & Boulder Colorado
By Steve on August 10, 2011
Just got back from a couple weeks in the United States. When Tammy and I used to visit the States in the 1990’s, we split the time between Detroit (my home town) and Louisiana (Tammy’s home state). Now…