mikes writing
Michael Perry
Welcome to mikes writing! Just a little corner of some side of the web for me to do some writing. Mostly the site is a day to day endeavor of life here in Cambodia. Sometimes other places and a few coffees and some beers that came along.
August 2026
September 2026
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I had my way with the frontmatter of the blogpost so while it really is Saturday night, I pretty much know this will see the tender mercies of GitHub and netlify on Sunday. For whatever reason lately I've thought about some old papers and photos in California. When I left about 10 years ago I left a small Rubbermaid...
Last night I sat over where I drank beer. And I drank some beer. I heard some American people talking at the restaurant. It is kind of a gathering spot for tourists and expats. One of the people was this YouTuber that I neither like or hate. I think it runs neutral. His expat retiree advice channel has a few...
Today ended up being simply beautiful after some days of rain. Cooler temps. Humidity down. Sitting in the house did not seem right. My wife left to go fishing out in a rice field somewhere. I'm not into that after doing it a few times. I need some barang thing to do. So first it was meaningless meandering in my...
Today I ended up walking mostly in the rain after coffee. It was one of those rainy season days. Not when the rain comes down in buckets or sheets. It rarely does that here. Instead there is this gentle drumming of rain that can last an hour. I got going from coffee after the rain settled to this beat. There was...
It's the same day or whatever that means. I find myself sitting at a favorite little Khmer coffee spot. The music goes. The mood lifts. It's the caffeine. I have loved coming here for years. The owner periodically changes things. New comfy chairs. A couch I adore. Wonderful and friendly baristas that always say good...
My wife has this Khmer friend that married an American guy. He’s a millionaire or perhaps a kazilionaire or whatever it could be called. One time when they were talking my wife’s friend told her, If he ever runs out of money I am gone This is after buying a house, gold, jewelry, a car. More things. Lots of bling....
Some time back I dropped the MacBook Air M1 on the floor in our bedroom and it stopped charging. Instantly gripped with fear that by a stupid act of wanting to have the laptop on my lap I had doomed it. To tell the truth, I love this MacBook. I bought it in Hanoi in 2021. I had gifted an iPad to my friend Paul so...
Lately I've thought some about the writing parts. I've left a few places for various reasons. Some things I've felt I needed a change from. Others I miss. I won't say which is what. I will say this writing gives me this sense of a little stake in the words. Like the site and the words are mine. There are these big...
This morning at 2am. Not my greatest moment but one that seems to repeat with enough repeats to make me tired of it. I know sometimes when it happens I will get back to sleep. Other times, little dervishes of time and space seem to want to play. They come along and ask for some of both time and space. They want me...
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