Kuan Yin&#39;s Guestbook

Tiger Balm
A great story. Glad you are enjoying the world.

From Blog: A Tale of Two Brothers – The Tiger Balm Story

26th December 2014

I'm with you
No reason needed! Thanks for sharing.

From Blog: Lost and Found in the Lion City

23rd December 2014

Tammy
non-member comment

nice!
It sounds wonderful, love reading about all of your adventures. It's too bad we don't have more laws in the US to make our country "work"!

From Blog: Do I See Good Wife Cakes? Why, Yes I Do

25th December 2014

The most interesting regulation
There is a statute on the books - Section 354 of the Penal Code - which makes "Outrage of Modesty" a crime. This can apply in a number of cases, such as being groped in the subway or on a public bus. It is considered a gender-neutral crime under the law, but it is most often men who are convicted. And yes, it comes with jail time!

From Blog: Do I See Good Wife Cakes? Why, Yes I Do

19th December 2014

Thailand.
So many Buddha's so little time.

From Blog: In Which I Visit the Big Buddha - Ko Samui

19th December 2014

Cheap Novels & Azure Waters
The grand plan does not always goes accordingly. I love the man plan, god laughs quote. Priceless! Your photography just keeps getting better and better. Great story about the good wife cake. Love it.

19th December 2014

Thank you!
Thank you for your kind words. And, for what it's worth, while the rain has stopped, the strong winds and heavy surf has not. Watched a couple of guys with six-pack abs try to get in the water yesterday. All of them got tumbled off their feet by the first breaker, and one guy lost his shorts! I have, however, visited some very cool temples.

16th December 2014

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Good wife cakes
I have always wondered about the name, but never looked it up. And they don't last very long in my hands either :)

16th December 2014

Roger O
non-member comment

Envy
Rain or not, I still wish I could be there. mai pen rai

16th December 2014

Carol Davis
non-member comment

Glad to know you are doing well!
Somehow, your Blog has reached me and I am glad it did! thanks for a peek at places you are seeing and a chatty message about your travels.....I am jealous! Carol

17th December 2014

Stay tuned ...
... more posts are coming!

16th December 2014

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

After all that planning on the forum...
I apologize for having recommended a beach where you would have rain. Hopefully, the sun will come out tomorrow. You seem to adapt well to your circumstances, and there is always that book you can read.

17th December 2014

Man plans, God laughs...
Yes, I brought several books. When packing I had room for more books or more underwear. On the premise that I can wash underwear, I chose more books.

14th October 2014

Mike Knowlton
non-member comment

Books
Books! I still recommend "Sand in the Wind" to friends... every chance I get. Glad to see that you are enjoying life... and living it well. Peace.

From Blog: I Read Banned Books

14th October 2014

Sand in the Wind
Yes, I think it's one of the best books about Viet Nam I've ever read.

From Blog: I Read Banned Books

21st September 2014

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Hidden gems
To think a tower could contain such gems of fantastic art depicting a pivotal moment in modern history...the Great Depression. Wonderful pics that set the page alight. Great blog Karen.

From Blog: Bring Back the WPA – Coit Tower and the Telegraph Steps

21st September 2014

Thanks!
Thank you for your kind words. The murals were pretty amazing. Up close, they were full of visual puns and social commentary. For example, in the lunch counter panel, the waitress wears a blue Star of David. In the facing panel a rather dark menacing figure carries a box with the SS insignia on it. Even in 1935 these artists foresaw the menace to come in WWII.

From Blog: Bring Back the WPA – Coit Tower and the Telegraph Steps

21st September 2014

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Workers' art
What a fab spot! I love Coit tower, its views. murals and the documentary on its wild parrots. The parrots, like those in South and Central America, probably come out around sunset which is why we've not seen them. Our post office in Santa Barbara also has WPA murals--so great to see working people depicted in art. There was a similar project in the 80s, under Reagan of all people. The CETA program hired artists for painting murals and teaching the young, as well as hiring workers for community organizing. Ah, to have that again!

From Blog: Bring Back the WPA – Coit Tower and the Telegraph Steps

21st September 2014

Learning something new
I was familiar with the CETA program, but I didn't know it employed artists as well. Gives me a reason to travel to around looking at art - not that that is a hardship!

From Blog: Bring Back the WPA – Coit Tower and the Telegraph Steps

21st September 2014

Carole Bloom
non-member comment

Love this place!
Karen, this is one of my favorite places in SF. Many years ago we helped my then 75-year-old mother climb up to the tower. We' ve had picnics around the grounds and think one of my husband's relatives painted some of the murals.

From Blog: Bring Back the WPA – Coit Tower and the Telegraph Steps

21st September 2014

Way cool!
That is so cool that you have a personal connection to one of the artists. I think that gives you a perfect excuse to go to SF for another visit.

From Blog: Bring Back the WPA – Coit Tower and the Telegraph Steps

21st September 2014

mahadev
Paul Joseph Drielsma

Very strong evocative art
Reminds me of some of the Australian Trade Union art in trades halls around the country.

From Blog: Bring Back the WPA – Coit Tower and the Telegraph Steps

21st September 2014

Thanks!
Well, I guess that means I need to visit Australia.

From Blog: Bring Back the WPA – Coit Tower and the Telegraph Steps

21st September 2014