For those that care, this is to inform all Saigon Kids that I have deactivated my Facebook account due to privacy reasons. I am still registered at Classmates and will remain active there until I begin reading that they too are selling information to third parties. If that becomes the case, I will leave [...]
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By Ken Yeager I am sure many of you have seen this but just in case, allow me to post it as a reminder to get an appointment. It is important. During my time in the Foreign Service we (wife and I) were obliged to have a complete physical every time we changed postings. As we had served in some rather unhealthy places, it was nice to know that after some years in Africa we hadn’t picked up some bug that would come to haunt us later in life. Unfortunately, the full physical did not pick up on my wife’s CLL problem that was diagnosed during our time in Morocco (1997-1999), but so far she is winning that battle. Once we turned 50, this (below article) became a requirement and is something to repeat every 10 years or so afterward. By Ken Yeager Wow ! I am shocked that no one is posting anything on this blog lately. What happened? I stopped contributing because I thought no one was reading my nonsense (and understandably so). But all of a sudden, quiet…..one could hear a pin drop. OK, some disagreement but hey, it’s over and as Mimi said, we are all entitled to our own opinions. Despite our common Saigon background, the fact is we all grew up (except me-I don’t want to grow up) under different circumstances and in different locations, all of which helps form the person we are. Over the years, I have become a strong liberal Democrat who supports Obama and his administration. I suppose that having spent about half of my life living outside the U.S. has influenced my thinking. I tend to see things differently than most Americans whose opinions are influenced by U.S. newspapers and broadcasts. I do have to say that I have become much more politically aware in the last 20 years or so. By Ken Yeager While many of you, I know, have traveled outside of the U.S., most of your trips have been, I would guess, to Europe, perhaps South America and I know for certain, Southeast Asia. But how many of you have been to Africa? When I say Africa, I am referring to that area to the south of the Sahara Desert. My introduction to Africa was in 1977 when I became what was known as an African Rover with the State Department’s African Bureau. During my two years as a rover, I had 23 temporary assignments in 18 countries and that doesn’t include countries that I had to visit to made transfers. By Ken Yeager Sunday morning, February 21, 2010 – Grosshansdorf Germany Most of you are still asleep as I write this Sunday morning missive and probably you’re got bored and thus sleepy from reading my previous input(s) if you took the time and nothing better to do. One nice thing about a blog is that you can glance at it and decided this isn’t worth my time..I, on the other hand, enjoy this, giving me the opportunity to exercise one of my few skills – the ability to type fast. During my initial years in the Foreign Service when I worked in communications, I could type 100 WPM plus. Of course, that isn’t the case anymore but I can still pound out the words…trouble is I can’t think fast enough and my fingers get ahead of my brain. Continue reading Sunday In Germany: Another Waste of Your Time |
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