Delhi I can’t be everywhere, but I wish I were going to be home in New Orleans when President Obama finally makes good on his promise to visit and step up his role in rebuilding. Of course from halfway around the world, it’s hard to understand most of what’s happening on the home front. There …
Challenging the Commons
Delhi Upgraded to business class from Bangkok to Delhi, which was a rare and wonderful treat, but finding that my bag had gone missing on the exchange took a bit of the thrill off it. There seems to be a lot of a bit of this and a bit of that going on these days. …
Leaving Thailand
Chiang Mai Walking early in the morning along the moats surrounding the old city with the monks and hookers both sharing curb space in the city, it is somewhat overwhelming to think of piecing together all of this for others. The triteness of a new world with internet hookups, Starbucks, and the ubiquitous 7-11 stores …