A Majolica tile from a long-gone Taiwanese farmhouse with pomegranate-themed jewelry and ornaments from Armenia (the beaded necklace is my o...

Ma Ying-jeou gives Eric Chu a warm package (Yes, I know I'm translating it oddly, that's the point) I haven't said anything abou...

I think Krampus was the brains behind the German Christmas Market One week ago I was all set to write a post about how events in Taiwan had ...

I don't have an appropriate cover photo so here's a picture. "I was married before," she told me once.  What followed was ...

Peer under the clouds and the valley is clear I'm sure others will write on this in the coming days, but something's been on my mind...

Just a warning: I wrote this after an extremely busy work week and after taking the anxiety meds that help me sleep. If that shows in the wr...