I hope that everybody is enjoying either their New Year's Eve or, as we are, New Year's Day. As I write this, it is just after 10 in the morning on Monday, January 1. Kan and I woke up early, had some breakfast, and are now being rather lazy in our hotel room just 700 … Continue reading Happy New Year 2023!
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New Year’s 2022/2565: Backwards & Forwards On the See-Saw of Life
It has been my tradition for a number of years to make a vain attempt at recapping the year that was before plunging headlong into the year to be. With the last two years having been the worst in recent memory for virtually everyone on the planet, I would prefer to simply stop at this … Continue reading New Year’s 2022/2565: Backwards & Forwards On the See-Saw of Life
Hello, 2019!
2016: My Year in Review and a Look Forward to 2017
I will long remember the year past as one of death. While nobody from my family or circle of friends died in 2016, a number of favorite musicians and actors did. I was also profoundly affected by the mid-October passing of the King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Over the decade-plus that I've lived in Phuket, … Continue reading 2016: My Year in Review and a Look Forward to 2017
Happy New Year 2015!
Another year older, another year wiser? I have to admit that I’m a bit confused – is this the Year of the Sheep or the Year of the Goat. Some breeds of goats and sheep do look similar (the tails being the usual giveaway) but they aren’t exactly the same animal. Most websites detailing the … Continue reading Happy New Year 2015!
Happy New Year 2014!
New Year’s Resolutions for 2014
In 2013, I didn't make any New Year's resolutions at all and that worked out fairly well. You keep them when they aren't there to begin with! But with the dawning of 2014, the Year of the Horse, I find myself with a number of things I would like to improve upon in my life. … Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions for 2014
Mark Joseph Jochim 