Almost a week ago I returned to Cambodia for another extended stay. In a few weeks I begin my second assignment with Medecins Sans Frontieres, this time in Phnom Penh. Meanwhile a holiday with friends, tripping around the country, is underway. Two nights at Wat Opot Children’s Community was as boisterous as one might expect … More Throwing The Baby Out With The Bathwater
Every Night & every Morn Some to Misery are Born Every Morn and every Night Some are Born to sweet delight Some are Born to sweet delight Some are Born to Endless Night ~ William Blake, c. 1803 Adele Bloch-Bauer was the youngest daughter of a wealthy Jewish banker, born in 1880 in Vienna. She … More The Pursuit of Happiness
Darwin mentioned the word love 95 times in the Descent of Man. He mentioned survival of the fittest twice. Five months ago, days after Paula’s major corrective surgery, Samantha and I left Seattle, bound for Phnom Penh. A week later I returned home to Australia. The last time Samantha or I saw her, Paula was … More Our Fields of Gold
There are so many worthwhile causes in this world. I find myself saying “no” to requests for donations to all kinds of charitable organisations who approach via door knocking, mailouts, emails and telephone calls. It seems overwhelming sometimes. Only recently have I realised that the reason “we” in the western world are so inundated by … More So Many Worthwhile Causes
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