The book is dead–long live the book!
Few people have not noticed the diminishing number of bookstores. We’ve had several in Tamsui close in the past two years, and many others have much ‘slimmer’ collections of books……
March 2012
The Leaping Lady
P1040582, originally uploaded by TaipeiCityGuide.com. I thought I’d share this picture from a wonderful vacation we had! She looks like she’s about to take off!
Windows 7 Sound Recording Tip
Here’s a tip for Windows 7 users who have trouble using recording functions, because they have an error: "Error while opening sound device. Check input device settings and project sample…
Yoga: That’s a stretch!
"I will admit that I am frugal. I buy really cheap yoga equipment. A friend of mine, who has a little bit more money to spend, usually purchases some pretty…
New Bathroom: New Lifestyle
We’ve recently started watching Li and BBC-Asia’s Lifestyle channels on TV. Both of these have a wealth of programming on house design, interior decorating and inspiritational stories for improving your…
Saturday Night ‘Fever’
Recently I had a high fever of 39.5 and went to the ER late on Sunday evening (nothing else was open)… I tell you those ER rooms are pretty busy…
Movies: Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow
I can’t believe I missed this movie! I just caught on local tv, one of the benefits of having a 39C fever! I can stay home and watch movies like…
Vanity is my favorite sin, so why not have a nice vanity table!
My poor wife’s vanity table is nearly 20 years old! We bought it when we got married, and it has done its service. In the intervening period, it has been…