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Imagine Batman without the Joker, or the Penguin, or any of the other villains in the comics and movies. Or Superman without Lex Luthor, or those three individuals with equal powers to Superman but who broke bad in their spirit and wished harm and destruction upon Planet Earth? How utterly boring would that be? It was…
When Sana and I first met and began talking about marriage, I was terrified of what she would think of the culture of the United States. Here’s the accomplished woman of letters; adored by every student she’s ever known and universally respected by her colleagues and superiors in academia in Southeast Asia. Now I’ll be…
August 2019, I drove my son Gabriel to visit my brother and his family in Kentucky. Dave has two sons, and they both get along really well with Gabriel. KY is a 12-13 hour drive from my home in Virginia Beach, so even getting an early start it’s a long, tiring day of driving. We…
Three weeks ago today my wife Sana arrived in the United States, and the phrase “salt on my wound” took on new meaning. I’ll explain. I moved into a small apartment in Virginia Beach this past March and it was perfect for its purposes. I needed something small and without the ironclad contracts and crazy…