Joe Ragan

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Political scene in US

November 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I can only imagine what those of you who live in the US are feeling.  I only get a little of the political rhetoric here via CNN International and I am already tired of it…
It seems that the campaigns get dirtier and dirtier every time.  Thus far I haven’t seen too much from any of [...]

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Tags: Reflections on Life as we know it

Cold…

November 20th, 2007 · No Comments

After a couple of nice days that reached 35, it turned off cold this am with the temps dropping all day.  Right now it is about 15.  I wasn’t out in it much today, but the wind was blowing so it made it feel much colder.
I was walking with a friend from Ukraine and asked [...]

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Tags: Reflections on Life as we know it

Celebrating Thanksgiving in Kazakhstan

November 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Monday evening I hosted 4 women and 1 man for Thanksgiving. I was expecting a larger crowd, however, I found out later that the idea of celebrating scared a couple of people away. No worry, those who attended had a good time. We began the evening by watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. [...]

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Tags: Life where I live · Reflections on Life as we know it