Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. The week started off with my hometown American football team, the Kansas City Chiefs, winning the Super Bowl championship game, ending the season that began last August. Their first Super Bowl win in 50 years occurred on the … Continue reading Sunday Summary #27
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Welcome, February!
With the new month, comes new plans and ideas. January was a fresh start. February looks poised to continue the momentum. As far as this blog is concerned, the month will see a change in content. Starting tomorrow, all new Stamps of 2023 articles will be posted on the rebooted Philatelic Pursuits blog. Previously published … Continue reading Welcome, February!
Sunday Summary #21
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This was a real "back to the real world" kind of week hampered by the fact that both Kan and I were quite ill up until late in the week. We both blame the overpowering air-conditioning in our … Continue reading Sunday Summary #21
Sunday Summary #15
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This was a relatively uneventful week with one major exception: my Lovely Lady is finally returning to Phuket after a prolonged flood-induced exile to the east of Thailand. Yet, as she readies her return to coincide with my … Continue reading Sunday Summary #15
Sunday Summary #14
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This mid-November week brought more rain, more flooding, to Phuket despite Rainy Season "officially" ending last month. In Kata, I settled more into the routine of the new school term -- teaching every day and spending my evenings … Continue reading Sunday Summary #14
Sunday Summary #11
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This was a more of a "stampy" week than I have had in quite some time, with a few blogs that reflect my philatelic pursuits. I also got a new job for a new company. Somewhat ironically, the … Continue reading Sunday Summary #11
UN Day Quadfecta!
I did not set out to complete a blogging quadfecta (yes, it is a word!) today but that is just what I will do with this final post about United Nations Day. As I have written before, I began collecting stamps with a general worldwide focus before concentrating on U.S. stamps. This was during the … Continue reading UN Day Quadfecta!
Sunday Summary #10
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. And what a week it was! We had widespread flooding throughout the island along with numerous landslides which blocked access to communities along the coast and downed powerlines. This all caused massive disruptions to, well, everything including my … Continue reading Sunday Summary #10
Sunday Summary #9
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. It has been a very wet week, culminating in most of Phuket Town being underwater as I write this. I spent most of my morning today wading through dirty water and my afternoon putting together and uploading a … Continue reading Sunday Summary #9
Sunday Summary #8
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This was the first week of the month-long term break and I was even lazier than usual. I concentrated on music and little else, as we will see. I have decided that the coming week will see more … Continue reading Sunday Summary #8
Mark Joseph Jochim 