Stephen Evans JordanPertamina’s Hired Guns — and SallyI was transferred to Bank of America’s Jakarta branch in 1971. The Dutch branch manager and assistant managers ran the branch and thought…Sep 13, 2023Sep 13, 2023
Stephen Evans JordanIndonesian Poker with General JimmyEmily and I were married in 1970; many friends were newly married and/or finishing degrees and starting careers. We were beginning bridge…Jul 11, 2023Jul 11, 2023
Stephen Evans JordanThe Wizard of Oz Storms SingaporeSingapore’s tropical rains lasted about thirty minutes. I realized that Singaporeans didn’t bother with raincoats and umbrellas; instead…Nov 2, 2022Nov 2, 2022
Stephen Evans JordanMeeting MomoLate Friday afternoon on a snowy day in 1981, I was sitting at the bar in Denver’s old Stapleton Airport watching the weather channel. The…Aug 2, 2022Aug 2, 2022
Stephen Evans JordanA Cold War TruceAccording to the Chinese-Indonesians, our home in Jakarta in 1972 was facing south and thus well placed — feng shui in Chinese. However…Apr 13, 2021Apr 13, 2021
Stephen Evans JordanWhen Chickens FlyIn the summer of 1973, I was transferred from Bank of America’s Jakarta Branch to the Singapore Branch after our two-month home leave. Our…Mar 23, 2021Mar 23, 2021
Stephen Evans JordanThe Zoo Station ExitThe East German government started building the Berlin Wall in 1961 to stop the inflow of western fascists who were undermining their…Jun 4, 20201Jun 4, 20201
Stephen Evans JordanDaphne and DostoevskyThe middle of my junior year at Stanford, I wasn’t sleeping well; my appetite was off, and I was irritable. The woman I was dating told me…Apr 21, 20201Apr 21, 20201
Stephen Evans JordanUkrainski?A friend from college, Bill, called me about a week before Easter of 2005 to let me know he would be stopping at Chicago’s Midway Airport…Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020
Stephen Evans JordanTree Pruning- the Chicago WayIt was October of 1984, and we lived about six blocks from Wrigley Field on Grace Street between Pine Grove and Lake Shore Drive. I was at…Mar 26, 2020Mar 26, 2020