Does anyone pay full price these days?
On this blog over the past few years, I have highlighted some websites that helped to save money on flights, room bookings, travel services, and tours. In fact, comparison sites…
December 2009
Plastic Drums: Bad for the environment and your ears?
Who’d have thought that boring items like stainless steel drums, albeit necessary in some industries, could actually be environmentally friendlier than plastic drums? They’re easy to clean, easy to recycle,…
CDs in the Supermarket: Hardly any!
We went for quite a long walk this afternoon. Afterwards, I stopped off at the local hypermarket to buy a few things, including Susan Boyle’s CD. To my horror, Carrefour…
Ceiling fans: Can they replace AC?
In short, I don’t think so. Taiwan is quite a hot and humid climate, so the added ventilation in most buildings is helpful. However, even the Minka Aire wouldn’t be…
Susan Boyle’s “I dreamed a dream” – her first album
I tried to find the new CD “I Dreamed A Dream” by Susan Boyle in the local stores. I know that Christine would have liked it as a present. It…
Wrinkles, Gray Hairs, and Middle Spread: What does it all mean?
It’s official. I need wrinkle treatment. 40 years plus and counting. Sun damage from Taiwan’s bright sun each summer! Not to mention getting the worst sunburn on my hands for…
Near the North East Coast of Taiwan: Chien-Hsui Wan
Near the North East Coast of Taiwan: Chien-Hsui Wan, originally uploaded by obblogatory. Lovely pictures from the north east coast last weekend. It looks like the weather will be mild…
Updating This Blog
You know it’s time to refresh your wordpress install when you begin to experience problems: blank pages, non-functioning plugins, widgets that don’t work, …yep.Even my Flickr in post publisher plugin…
Miami Motels vs Taiwan Motels:
Taiwan has lots of motels, it’s true. Some of them are pretty drab, some of them are quite fancy and on a par with a better than average local hotel.…