Recent Photos from Where we are

Lai Mun, our friend from Kuala Lumpur took these photos (a few exceptions) of us here at home and on the Island of Lembongan. Here's one of them.

Malcolm Margolin Strikes Again!

California Institute for Community Arts and Nature

The work California I CAN does is unique, big-hearted, visionary, and most of all essential. Mindful of Emma Goldman’s statement, “If I can’t dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution,” we are going about things with a joy, playfulness, and emotional honesty that make each day a celebration.

Merry Christmas Etc.

Selemat Natal! - Merry Christmas in Indonesia where it's a national holiday. Our Christmas tree is made from wrought iron by the owner of a local hardware store - the plants in it and lights came later.

This is a good holiday greeting card for Bali this year. It's got Christmas, the Bali Hindu celebration of Galungan and Kuningan (good explanation, colorful photos) starting tomorrow, and a Happy New Year.

Those long drooping decorative bamboo poles are penjur and are used for Galungan and Kuningan. Our landlord's son made us one for our place. They're quite tall - go above the electric lines.

More photos and a few more words at Saunters Cuke Annex.

Anniversary

Thirty years ago today on December 23, 1988, Elin Schweickart and I got married in Osaka,  secular and unceremonious. It was also Emperor Hiroshito's birthday. We called home then from a pay phone in a hotel. Luke warm responses as I recall, like polite approval. I remember her saying to her father, "No, I took Chadwick," and "Schweickart is a man's name too and anyway..." I hesitate to quote there because she said rather strongly that she was dying to get rid of that last name.  Now she's Elin Powers, happily married to Dave. I do indeed look back fondly on the years with Elin. She calls me her Wasband and I call her, at her brilliant suggestion, my past wife experience.

There's a chapter about it in Thank You and OK! - Marital Bows

Another photo from the wedding earlier this month

Katrinka and DC greet the bride.

See it larger and better at the page for this event.

Puritan Hangover determines what we all can see

Friend looking to self-publish art book with Bookbaby was told that there's a problem. Three pages have bare breasts and if there's one complaint they'll pull it from distribution including ordering online. What a gutless pile of perverted nonsense. Reminds me of how a small group of fanatics influenced what was permissible in history textbooks in Texas and it was such a big market that they were dictating what history kids studied all over the country.

Meanwhile, a giant tsunami is rushing toward us.

Video of A Message Especially for Today's Youth

Welcome Good Members of the World Suicide Club

WSC page