Month: July 2025

Life Lite

"The Internet's back!!!" I heard at about 7pm.  I don't know with any certainty since neither the phone company nor Manos the attorney responded to

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IRL

"This is a perfect island!" Sennen said as we rounded the bend overlooking a west-facing cove on our way home from Agriolivadi. "This is the

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Little Wonders

"Daddy, do you just like really humid places?" Sennen said as we walked out the door for the kids to go to work. I looked

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The Cost Of Living

With a high of 88 today, it will be my, and our hottest day on Patmos thus far – and possibly of the summer. The

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The Basketball Diaries

When my friend Jesiah and I began teaching and nurse recruiting in Taiwan in 2003, we found ourselves completely helpless. At least at that time,

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Gingos Rising

I sat down on the steps in front of the house and acted all cool. The cats – Gingos and Ketchup – came over and

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Skala Days

Like clockwork and without prompting, every fourth day the kids want a break from the beach. These are "Skala days" or "in-town days". It's understandable

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