"Security Device" Secured

It was a quiet day at home, just working on the site. One nice thing happened, though.

When I opened a bank account at HSBC in Hong Kong in late March, they said they would send me a "security device," a little doodad that generates a password for doing your online banking.

One of the perils of expat life is not knowing always being sure exactly where you live (officially). ("Where's home?" people ask, and the answer never comes easily.)

So I asked my mom to watch for the doodad's arrival at my parents' home in California (my "legal" residence), and checked with the school office here occasionally (my "local" address).

It never came.

Today a friend found it in a box in the teachers' office, a room I don't even have a key for. Postmark: April 4.

Oh, well. At least it's here.

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Today's publications:

• 365 Secrets of Happiness: Find a Way of Living (since we "lost our 'religion'" yesterday, what do we replace it with?
• Meet Joe Campbell: Idea #5: The Hero's Journey (one of Campbell's first and perhaps his best-known work)
• My Photo Galleries: Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall, Guangzhou (from a trip to Guangzhou in May)
• The Philippines: Kidlat Tahimik (a cultural icon, and Lila's revered teacher)