Pedaling to Shangri-La
The first part of their plan was to ride their tandem bicycle across the mountains of historic Tibet and into Yunnan province, to the mythical and literal land of Shangri-la.
Chi Newman’s Kitchen Talk
There is never a Chinese dish that is all white or all dark. There are always contrasting colors and textures in keeping with their philosophy of balance and opposites.
Our “New Bohemians” are heading home
They're bringing Zippy home! Our thumbs up to Bob and Claire Rogers - Good going! You've made us all proud to be Americans.
Christmastime in New York City
Craig Bieber recounts his experiences on a recent trip to New York City during the Christmas shopping season. Nightmare or vacation? Read his story and decide for yourself. Check out the Rockettes!
“Same Same” (but different)
Piracy in Vietnam floods the streets like monsoon rains. Street vendors of old Saigon sling armloads of poor representations of original art, music, movies and books.
The Secret War Lives On
The Lao people bear us no grudges; they actually like Americans. They seem to understand the concept of forgiveness far better than we do.
Notes on the News
The Secret War Lives On
Flowers of opening cluster bombs grayed the blue skies of north central Laos, raining...
Beware: Bank Credit Cards – 2
In a reply to my earlier post, reader Hal Osterbann writes: “Your article appears...
Beware: Bank Credit Cards
If you have credit cards or other consumer loans at the same bank that you also have...
Who are the Uyghurs?
Editor’s Note: Events of recent weeks in far western China’s Xinjiang Autonomous...
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Why we’ve been so quiet
We’re not in jail and we’re not hiding out from the IRS. We haven’t joined Al-Qaeda. We’re...
We get emails
I was the surprised recipient of a few personal emails about my recent posting, “Confession: I am a...
Shangri-la exists!
If you haven’t yet checked in on Bob and Claire Rogers and their trip across China and southeast Asia,...
Confession: I am a hypocrite
I guess it’s time for me to come clean and admit that I am a hypocrite. Maybe I’m not the worst...
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Chi Newman’s Kitchen Talk
Editor’s Note: Chi Newman is a frequent contributor to Just One Opinion. She is our expert on all things Asian, especially Chinese food and culture, because she was born and raised there. Chi wrote this article for her own website at Chi-Newman.com and offered to let us publish it here. I bet you’ll have a craving for Chinese food that... [Read more of this article...]
Our “New Bohemians” are Bob and Claire Rogers are on their way home from their extended and very exciting trip to China and most of Southeast Asia. They’ll be traveling back to Tucson on Christmas Day. Be sure to check their website for their personal holiday greeting video. They’ll share some of their experiences that they’ve had along the way along with... [Read more of this article...]
Christmastime in New York City
The Big Apple - Above and Below the Shoulders We all know about New York City. It’s in front of us in the media every day. It’s a part of commercials, morning shows, nightly news, entertainment stars, sports stars, magazine ads, and sadly, 9/11. We know New York as the center of everything… it’s the so-called “Greatest City in... [Read more of this article...]
Republican Party: Conservative or Corporate?
Quite by accident, I happened to catch the tail end of a documentary about the Tom DeLay political scandals from 2005 on one of the local cable channels. I figured the movie was probably being shown now because of DeLay’s appearance on the finale of “Dancing with the Stars.” He was a contestant on the program for several weeks, but... [Read more of this article...]
Bob and Claire sample Chinese health care
Bob and Claire Rogers had a little accident yesterday and had to spend a few hours in a local hospital. I’ll let you take a jaunt over to their site to read their story for yourself, but their account of the incident is quite an eye opener for those of us who might have any questions about the humanity, hospitality, or professionalism of our... [Read more of this article...]
Jack LaLanne turns 95
I guess I must have been about eight years old, watching this muscle man doing exercises on TV. Push ups, sit ups, running in place, and jumping jacks -- all exercises that I would be doing a few years later during physical education classes in junior and senior high school. He seemed to be able to do them forever, never running out of breath, never... [Read more of this article...]
What We Know About the Bible that Ain’t So – 3
This is the third and last post related to what is known by most Christians about the Bible that ain’t so. While much of this information is reported in Bart Ehrman’s Misquoting Jesus, the following facts have been well known to well-informed, objective Bible scholars for almost two hundred years: We do not have the original writings of the New... [Read more of this article...]
The Worst Kind of Liberal Conservative?
“You lie.” Representative Joe Wilson missed his target by millions when he singled out President Barack Obama with his rude assertion. When did we become a nation of liars, or at best a nation of dishonest citizens? Liberals, primarily Democrats, lie in support of the president and the liberal agenda. Conservatives, primarily Republicans, lie... [Read more of this article...]
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