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It’s not only the local Cambodians who have abandoned Phnom Penh. Many, many of the expatriates here have followed the locals on to the highways for a long holiday weekend for the Khmer New Year. Today, the first day of the new year, we saw attendance at our Saturday evening mass down a great deal.
I should only worry about learning to do math. |
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The official new year celebration starts tomorrow but many (most?) people have already taken off from work and the city has largely emptied out. Still there was plenty to do for the people who stayed behind. Click here to see some of the new year’s eve scenes.
18th century laws cannot legislate 21st century guns |
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“Our defense of the innocent unborn…needs to be clear, firm, and passionate. Equally sacred, however, are the lives of the poor, those already born, the destitute, the abandoned.” ~ Pope Francis |
When I said I’d rather die than go to math class? That was hyperbole, assholes. |
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On the weekend the deaf community had a Khmer New Year party. Today the DDP staff in Phnom Penh had a simple but delicious and fun lunch together. Click here to see what it was like.
Guns kill our future |
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If Congress won’t change the laws, change Congress! Vote! |
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