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And the Oscar Goes To….
By Steve on February 26, 2011
Living in Hong Kong is great…but its not conducive to throwing a good Oscar party. To throw a party for the Sunday evening event in Los Angeles would mean an early Monday morning here….not so good! …
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Ethan’s Dedication & Kingdom Conference with Bill Johnson
By Steve on February 18, 2011
Last Sunday was a busy day! I had to speak at Island City Church in the morning and then race over for the beginning of the Kingdom Culture conference at Queen Elizabeth Stadium…all that while…
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Hiking on Lantau in Hong Kong
By Steve on February 5, 2011
Folk that don’t live in Hong Kong often think of it as a hustle, bustle city crammed full of people, buildings, and cars…and…well it is… but its also so much more. Hong Kong is a…
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What’s the Internet?
By Steve on February 1, 2011
Ah, 1994! Seems like only yesterday. The nation was tuned to Seinfeld on Thursday nights, The “Big Dog” was President of the United States, and when people wanted to buy the hottest selling album of…
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Introducing Ethan George Hackman
By Steve on December 30, 2010
Just wanted to pause on Beyond The Pale to welcome my new son, Ethan George Hackman. into the world. Ethan was born 2 days before Christmas on December 23rd at Queen Mary Hospital at 4:13…
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Paintball Friday!
By Steve on November 29, 2010
Last Friday I and a number of teachers led the Christian youth group from our school, FUSION, to an after school session of “paintball”. Paintball is that military style game where you have guns that…
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Election 2010 recap
By Steve on November 7, 2010
Tuesday’s election came and went leaving a result everyone pretty much anticipated. Recently I had connected here in Hong Kong with the Republicans Abroad and so received an invite to their gathering downtown to watch…
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Hanging out with the Republicans!
By Steve on October 18, 2010
Its hard to beat the fast paced cosmopolitan nature of Hong Kong life… but as we approach the U.S. mid-term elections on November 2, I do feel a little nostalgic for some good old fashioned American partisan…
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Living in Hong Kong: Hong Kong Anniversary!
By Steve on October 12, 2010
This week was a special week for me. On October 5th it was the 20th anniversary of the day I first arrived in Hong Kong. Three days later on October 8th, I was introduced to…
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The Incredible (Disappearing) Video Store
By Steve on September 12, 2010
I did something today I haven’t done for a long time. I went to the video store and got a membership! Wow! Renting movies from a store. How “5 minutes ago is that?” The reason…