Wednesday, 28 March 2018. Oh Orang Utan At Semenggoh Wildlife Nature Preserve. Near Kuching in Malaysian Borneo, you can go check out orang utans in the semi-wild, at the Semenggoh nature preserve. Orphans arrive from various places and the center feeds and trains them to get them back to the jungle one day. And bamboo, bonus! James and Sarah Talalay.

I have been absent for far too long. The absence has been a result of a lack of news. After the initial avalanche of decisions to make and updates to report, it was all quiet on the Foreign Service front. The palatial Oakwood Crystal City.

The cost of sea power, then and now. Infantry, cavalry, armor, and air power come and go in importance as technology and tactics change, but sea power is the perennial king of interstate warfare. Ever since completing my first warg.

Interesting sights along the road less traveled.

The adventures of Teddy Danger and Josephine, diplobrats. Wednesday, February 4, 2015. I am resisting the urge to title this post Dumb Bunnies. As it carries the double meaning of non-noise making creatures and their collective nickname.

Tales of a Foreign Service Family. You may remember our prior post about Cotonou. The weather is pleasant year-round. 2 Good food is plentiful.