A BIO FOR OLGA

(An author named Olga first wanted to include a chapter in her next book about me.  The more she learned about me. the more determined she became to devote the entire book to describe my life’s arc.   Weeks passed with frequent exchanges by email; then I left for India to shoot a film.  When I… Continue reading A BIO FOR OLGA

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A KENNEDY MEMORY

I’m in the throes of departure and discovery as I approach Christmas 2004. In two weeks, I will return to Vietnam for the first time in 35 years. I have much on my emotional plate, can you dig it? Tonight I received a phone call from a gathering of old friends in Washington, DC; celebrating… Continue reading A KENNEDY MEMORY

WOMEN IN CAMMIES

What is this latest fashion look about, women in camouflage?  Is it somehow related to our being at war  And is it connected to so many women, bearing arms in combat zones these days?  I can remember a time in the 70’s that it first occurred.  I can remember seeing a hot redhead in tailored… Continue reading WOMEN IN CAMMIES

RECOGNITION

I’m smiling as I think about and remember my counterpart, T.U. Dai.  Nguyen Van Dai… Americans will intuitively pronounce it correctly.  Those literate in Vietnamese will miss a diacritical mark that makes this a hard D…rather than a soft Yieee. I’m about to purchase a t-shirt from a company that creates and sells to sentimental… Continue reading RECOGNITION

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