Monday, April 12, 2021

Back in the Saddle

It all started 53 years ago today

Today’s the day.
Youngest will be far from the last

Let’s talk about Khin Myo Chit.
Standardized test taking is scary

It’s testing season. ISTEP may be gone, but ILEARN is alive and kicking as any kid, teacher or parent could tell you.
Haircut is a step toward normalcy

As I write this, it is “haircut eve.”
Inscription kept book on the shelf

Several years ago, my sister-in-law in Minnesota instituted a rule: If a new book came into the house, another book had to leave.
Myanmar work includes new rules

It’s been a little over a month since that Sunday night when my wife came in to tell me the news. I was on the computer, and it was about 7 p.m. when Connie came in to tell me that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained. It was a shock, but it was not a shock.
It's tough, but confidence is strong

My father popped up in a dream the other night. He was still a youngish man in the dream, probably in his 40s. And he was smiling.
Book changed view of landscape

Sometimes, a book can change the landscape.
Old house has its quirks

We live in an old house, a really old house.
Side effect of vaccine? Euphoria

As is so often the case during this pandemic, it came down to a matter of chance.
Year may be tough for journalists

And then there were two. Two of my friends and colleagues are now imprisoned in the last dictatorship in Europe, Alexander Lukashenka’s Belarus.
Winter sports? Nah, grab a broom

The term “winter sports” has always struck me as something of an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms.
Dreary days of winter are finite

And so it begins: The long slog toward springtime.
Voicing an opinion led to prison

The news came two days before Christmas.
Grief lingers from loss of friends

As the year winds down, it’s only natural to reflect on milestones and those we’ve lost along the way.

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