How-tos | GETTING THINGS DONE May 19, 1999

Once more, Chiang Mai

by Jean Pearce

I had a mission in Chiang Mai. Many years ago I bought a reclining black lacquer Burmese Buddha there. It had been gilded but much of the gold had been worn off, probably by the hands of the faithful seeking some special blessing. It ...

How-tos | GETTING THINGS DONE May 16, 1999

So long ago

by Jean Pearce

A woman writes of a quest, not hers but a friend's. This friend is looking for a man she knew many years ago. He was born in Hokkaido in 1913. He was a Christian and was active with the Young Men's Christian Association. He ...