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Religious Intolerance? A Face Book Exchange
By Steve on February 2, 2012
Had an interesting exchange on Facebook the last couple of days. The residential complex where I live has its own Facebook site where about 250 subscribers can talk about the neighborhood, offer things for sale,…
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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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In Memorium: Christopher Hitchens 1949 – 2011
By Steve on December 21, 2011
Blogging has been tough the last couple weeks as the Christmas holiday means a lot of extra work for me. No..no…despite what you may have heard I am not, in fact, Santa Claus. But the…
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7 Life Lessons from Star Trek
By Steve on December 6, 2011
I’m a bit of a Star Trek fan. But I have it under control now…honest! Yes, I admit when I was young I would use my lego set to create an arsenal of phasers neatly arranged on my window…
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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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Residency for Domestic Helpers is good news for Hong Kong restaurants.
By Steve on November 1, 2011
I grabbed my Sunday morning paper at the 7-11 near the Park Island ferry pier just before heading off to church. The 22 minute ride downtown offers me just enough time to scan the headlines…
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Pet Peeves of Working in a Bookstore
By Steve on October 10, 2011
For three years I got to work in what many consider a dream job; …I worked in a bookstore. Yes, I worked for Barnes & Noble Booksellers. And yes, it was fun and got to work with some…
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Hong Kong divided on Permanent Residency for Domestic Helpers
By Steve on August 18, 2011
If you live in Hong Kong you know the hot political topic de jour is the debate on whether Permanent Residency and Right of Abode should be extended to imported domestic helpers. Although the Hong…
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Video Games, Porn, and The Demise of Guys
By Steve on August 16, 2011
Just finished watching a fascinating TED talk by Philip Zimbardo about the struggles men face entitled The Demise of Guys. Turns out that all of those hours in front of a computer video screen are really…
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Where are you (really) from?
By Steve on July 8, 2011
As a Westerner living in Hong Kong one of the questions I get asked on a regular basis is, “So, where are you from?” This question will be asked at dinner parties, church functions, the…