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HO CHI MINH CITY

Later in Hoi An, Vietnam: Rainy day Writing Time. Teresa wanted sun and, as a kind and generous granny, I wanted sun for her,  but now I accept that it’s raining because deep down I wanted a warm rainy day even more…sorry Lace, that was bad of me. Therefore I am looking forward to a day of reading and writing and Lace is doing a Vietnamese cooking class with a group of Israelis…. Read More

 Category: THIS WORLD      Tags: Country Joe & The Fish – I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag, COUNTRY JOE AND THE FISH, HO CHI MINH CITY, KEN BURNS, PHOTOGRAPHY, SAIGON, The Vietnam War, Travel, Vietnam, VIETNAM WAR, Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk Thích Quang Duc, WAR REMNANTS MUSEUM

WRITER’S BLOCK

You already know what I did on my vacation, i.e. taking Ghost out for a 4000 mile trial run, refreshing my Minnesota DNA, bingeing on leaf photos…. What I’ve done since—well that is complicated. The holiday ended Saturday, September 16th. The Vietnam War took over Sunday, the 17th.  The impact on me, a non-participant who lost neither family nor friends in the war, has nevertheless been powerful. In the days since Déjà… Read More

 Category: THIS WORLD      Tags: A HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL, BOB DYLAN, documentaries, George McGovern, history, KEN BURNS, Lynn Novick, The Vietnam War, Travel, Vietnam

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