McDonald
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My first American solo supper was a big Whopper, at the time, sold by the leading Burger King. The next day, I sampled McDonald known for its fries. You may say, I got myself into a blind-fold test not unlike Coke vs Pepsi tasting. To this day, my number-one choice would be In-and-Out. But seeing…
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We woke to all sorts of noise, among them the flow of traffic. Resting by the lake after my few-mile run in the heat, I noticed all sorts of creatures: squirrels, rabbits and ducks. As peaceful as could be, yet we don’t often say “I’ve got peace like a lake”. We say, “I ‘ve got…
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At 95, the founder of Peace Corps left us to figure out world affairs by ourselves. http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/sns-ap-us-obit-shriver,0,2461815.story I used to shine my dad’s shoes, while he slicked his hair back. From where I sat, he appeared a towering figure. Men from that generation ( like Burt Lancaster’s “From Here to Eternity”) stood erect, principled and…
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There are some positive upward movements today. Brought to mind Joseph story i.e. recovery from the seemingly bottomless pit (put there by who else but his own brothers). But Joseph managed to press “reset”, reinvent himself (befriending the warden), to eventually rise to be Chief of Staff. What did he have ? Persistence, ability to…
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Fast food companies got fast funding last week: Wendy, then BK. For the past two years, I have stopped by BK twice, each time, for the buy-one-get-one-whopper-free deal. We will look back to this Recession as a house-cleaning era, when BK might mean bankruptcy, or Burger King. HUD Secretary was interviewed on Capital Connection this…
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After a transitory lay over at a third country, I found myself in one of the entry points, in this case, Atlanta: Southern hospitality, chicken recipe, and of course, airport price tagd. Ten bucks, with no drink. Welcome back, Mr Nguyen. I prepare my breakfast now. No longer a Saigon sitting down on a low…
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