Mike's Thoughts
Mike's Thoughts
Michael Perry
The website is about writing. A little of this and some of that. Always some about living now in Cambodia and some things about previous little endeavors. Maybe a time spent in Vietnam or just traveling Southeast Asia for some years. Coffee and beer figure prominently.
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I’ve been spending more time at home these days. More time writing and wanting to write. One of the things has been my journal. I’ve tried a few different apps that do markdown. I like them but there is something about using them which...
Last night was beer at the usual spot. The lesser tourists have become pretty noticeable around town. The majority of people are Khmer and retirees or those working here from somewhere else. Last night for a spell I was the only person...
Today is a day of parts. This morning a bit of Lalatte coffee. Then a nice walk. Bought some cookies. Got asked by Khmer woman clerk at store how old I was. She was laughing. Told her I was big baby. I love cookies. They can really be...
Not so long ago we took a day. A tuktuk ride for about an hour took us to Banteay Srei temple. This is my go to temple really. There’s something about its grounds and beauty that enthrall me. This is my wife seeing what I call the...
It’s always a day later here. Someone once asked me that lives in America what their tomorrow would be like. My days are always this basic template that has lasted here in Cambodia for years now. My wife once asked if I would like some...
Lately we have had more beautiful days here. Mornings cool off just a bit. Always seems there’s the blue skies with clouds that gather at the edges. By mid day they seem more insistent. By evening we get rain. Our rainy season here is...
When I was out last night with my friend Bill as usual we talked life here. How things become this blur almost. It’s like the days here just slide through. Sometimes no effort or need to do a set of things. Life in Cambodia is like that....
There’s a thing to be said for doing a little adventure in two parts. The first part is this leisurely pull at coffee. Sitting downtown and watching just how this little part of life goes by. Coffee at Noi cafe is a stop. It’s like any...
Benteay Srei temple lately We have had some beautiful days. Then some rainy ones. Lately it’s been both. But this day excelled at one of our favorite Angkor temples. We spent hours there wandering around.
Getting back to my daily writing thing is a slow process. I just find my morning these days first. Check out the rainy season morning. See how Cambodia wants to treat me. The weather gods smile this morning but I think afternoon and...
I was between writing for a bit. I decided to choose either pika or pagecord. I’ve loved both. Only need one home. So decided for some of the things pagecord does I wanted it. Writing by the day is important to me. I also want to support...
I spent some time hunting around for change. I simply love Pika for writing but like with things in my little sphere of life, I need a new way of doing things. The main things are I need some simplicity of writing. Enter Pagecord....
This is my second blog post which will include an image so I can see how it all works using micropub on pagecord. I spent a little time adding a home page and some navigation. Wanted also to have a listing of blog posts. The description...
Just kinda testing pagecord now for my writing. Using the free trial of premium for some time. I may stay here or just go to Pika again for things. It is fun trying new places. Pagecord uses the micropub API as well so I can just write...