Tianshu, who has just given up smoking, just walked through the writing room en route to the veranda. I noted to her that "Passive Smoking is Theft".

Favourite TV show for the last few years has been If You Are The One. You can see it on SBS ON Demand in Australia. It's great!

Kim Jong Nam reported dead in Malaysia

It is still impossible to get accurate information regarding the death at KLIA for a number of reasons, not only to do with the apparent notoriety of the deceased but also due to the way news operates in Malaysia.
If the death was that of Kim Jong Nam, this is significant as it has an impact on the Family echelon of DPRK.
If he was murdered in the way suggested, then this adds an extra dimension.
The Kims, as a family, do suffer from a range of cardio-vascular issues and if Kim Jong Nam died from a heart attack, then this could be expected by genetics and lifestyle; but if murdered, by whom, and why now?
Nam was a high rolling gambler in Macau with understandable links to mainland gambling/criminal Triads, but poisoning him at an international airport in the manner described, with needles and some face spray (?) does seem an odd and unpredictable way of punishment for not paying back money. That doesn't sound 'kosher'.
Murdered by NK agents? Possibly.
Murdered by SK agents? Unlikely. The SK authorities are in too much of a meltdown with the machinations of their troubled PM to be making much trouble elsewhere.
As I noted, Malaysia, especially the PMs office, has no history of actually ever defining the truth in its media releases anyway.
Taking into account this range of factors, I think the mostly cause of death was 'sudden cardiac death' related to lifestyle and genetic predisposition.

In the great scheme of things... there is no great scheme of things...and you can quote me on that....John Fitz.

The 'concept' with my small hardly started book "I Love You Park" is to write a small story about love illustrating the statement "I Love U" engraved into the bamboo in the picture. Very quickly the bamboo grows high up beyond eyesight, and beyond the walls of the park... and it changes with time age and the sun. By the time the bamboo plant reaches its zenith, 'I love U" is still there, but really really up high above us in the park...and looks quite different, and may even be unreadable, due to its natural desire, and its achievement, in growing so very high above us.

I recall when hurtful actions against me, though relatively rare, would engage me for weeks afterwards, but these days, it's hard to go beyond an hour holding a grudge. I'm not really sure if this is due to wisdom or simply a general lack of interest.

Happy Valentine's Day to dear wife Wan Yi who I love and respect, and to dear Tianshu step-daughter who I love and respect. The sunflowers are for this family and all who we are one with, in so many times and places all around the world...as family, kin, kith, friend and kindred, for all of then, for all of now, and for all as time goes by