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US Immigration and Same-sex Marriage

by Craig on Jul.08, 2011, under News, Back Home

The issue of same-sex (gay) marriage has been a hot topic in the US recently. While some states now permit gay marriage, the Federal government will not offer an immigration visa to the spouse if he or she is not a U.S. citizen.customer surveys more »
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Rack up

by Craig on Jul.02, 2011, under Language Learning, Leisure, Biking, Technology, Back Home

"Rack up" is an English phrasal verb, which means to accumulate or acquire a lot of something. For example: If you join an airline's frequent flier program and fly that airline a lot, you can rack up a lot of miles in their program. If you borrow a… more »
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Recent Trip "Home"

by Craig on May.15, 2011, under Back Home

Sorry for not writing here for the past month and a half. It's time for me to catch up. I am going to start by writing a little about my recent trip back to the US. I make two trips a year back to the US because my family and friends are spread out all… more »
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The Christmas Spirit

by Craig on Dec.24, 2010, under Taiwan, Leisure, Back Home

The longer I live in Taiwan, the more distant a memory Christmas becomes. Christmas is not part of the culture here, at least not in the way I grew up with. It's just another work day,  like any other work day. Some people (mostly retail stores) put up… more »
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New Photo Gallery

by Craig on Dec.21, 2010, under Taiwan, Leisure, Biking, Technology, Teaching, Back Home

Sometimes I get inspired to update and improve my web site, and sometimes I'm forced into it. This was one of those times I was forced into it. The company whose service I use to host my web site made some changes recently and the photo gallery didn't… more »
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