by Jim McIntosh | Nov 23, 2010 | Crosscultural, Observations |
This TSA controversy over invasive searches has reached hilarious heights with protesters threatening to disrupt air traffic during the Thanksgiving Day holiday. The fact is that US citizens want zero risk with only minimal impact on them personally. This is an...
by Jim McIntosh | Mar 26, 2010 | Bolivia, Camiri, Status |
Well, we put one of our dogs down yesterday. That’s a polite way to say we killed her. In spanish, it’s even more vivid: ella fue sacrificada. Sacrificar in Spanish is the word for “slaughter” (as in animals whose meat we’re going to eat)...
by Jim McIntosh | Nov 11, 2009 | Bolivia, Camiri, Crosscultural, Observations |
I went down this morning to visit the bishop emeritus of Camiri, Bolivia, who is slowly dying. He is 75 and turned over his apostolic vicariate (like a diocese) to the new bishop about a month ago. It seems like only a short time ago that I’d see him wheeling...
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