sdjacob30May 75 minI Ain't Playin' Album Review I Ain’t Playin’ by Diunna Greenleaf Drums, backing band, momma told me. A rough voice. Can’t trust no man. Reminiscent of...
sdjacob30Apr 164 minHistory Museum of Ho Chi Minh CityLocated on the western edge of the city zoo, the Ho Chi Minh City History Museum is really a history of Vietnam. From the crenellated...
sdjacob30Apr 23 minAn Afternoon in SaigonA man living on a pedestrian overpass, his thin frame ensconced in a sheet tied to the rails like a cot, everything he owns scattered...
sdjacob30Mar 233 minLonnie Johnson Sings the BluesLonnie Johnson singing in his confident tenor the sweet and low down blues of a long spent afternoon on the banks of the Mississippi. His...
sdjacob30Feb 78 minA Cause for HopeAmerica has problems. No one person can fix them. But enough persons seeking to create change just might. A cause for hope.
sdjacob30Jan 316 minAlcohol in the Year of the TigerOne writer’s relationship with alcohol comes to an end, at least for a year.
sdjacob30Jan 239 minMommy, what's evil?In the last few days I've read two books that seem to present an interesting perspective on something called evil. The first book was...
sdjacob30Jan 153 minRiding in VietnamLiving in Vietnam informs my existence, but I am a multifaceted individual and thus my blog will be equally diverse. Join me for the ride.
sdjacob30Jan 73 minMental Health in VietnamDepression. It sucks. I've said this enough times in my brain that I know it's true. It's one of those things that even though I know my...
sdjacob30Dec 11, 20217 minThe Funk of WritingOn the One Well . . . it's been a while. For a long time--pretty much since my last blog post--I've been struggling. Between anxiety over...
sdjacob30Aug 25, 20216 minMeasuring My Life Before we can know where we want to go we need to know where we are. My new post examines how I'm beginning to measure my life.
sdjacob30Jul 4, 20216 minAfrican-Americanism and MeI’ve been thinking. A dangerous pastime. I know. No, I’m not talking to myself, I’m actually thinking. And I’ve been thinking about race...
sdjacob30Jun 26, 20218 minSinging the BluesHello from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. We just reached the month mark of working from home because of a new wave of Covid. It's not been...
sdjacob30Jun 12, 20216 minWork, a NoveltyAn examination of the importance of aligning actual and aspirational values and the author's adoption of a work ethic as a new value.
sdjacob30May 30, 20214 minFocusing on the NowIt started when I decided to keep buying books. I had contemplated applying to graduate school next year and so I didn't want to buy too...
sdjacob30May 22, 20215 minMaking a Contented LifeUntil yesterday I didn't know what I was going to write about this week. Last week I started experiencing intense fatigue and tightness...
sdjacob30May 15, 20215 minA Practical Spoon Full of SugarLast week I examined the idea of satisfaction and, specifically, how to identify actions that would be satisfying and lead towards a...
sdjacob30May 8, 20215 minI Can't Get No . . .Today I learned something that I hope will go a long way towards relieving my remaining problems with boredom (see Unlearning...
sdjacob30May 1, 20215 minBeing ContentI don't know exactly when I made a decision, but some time ago I decided that instead of trying to aspire to greatness, to make millions...
sdjacob30Apr 24, 20214 minA Proactive LifeI talk to my mom every week on the phone and we talk about the challenges I face in my life and the strategies I'm adopting to face them....