A lifetime achievement, and a proud son
Tulsa Global Alliance honored my father, Dr. Robert H. Donaldson, with its 2026 Lifetime Achievement award.
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Life beyond the research: proud moments, notes for visitors to Singapore, lists I keep adding to and the odd stray thought.
Tulsa Global Alliance honored my father, Dr. Robert H. Donaldson, with its 2026 Lifetime Achievement award.
What I tell visitors — and what I'm still meaning to try.
My standing answer when visitors ask what to do in Singapore — outdoor spots, museums, hawker centres, the better-known sights, and an hour's ferry ride to Bintan when two days somewhere else appeals.
A map of the hidden bars I've collected in Singapore — behind unmarked doors, up back staircases and tucked inside grand old hotels.
Where I drink craft beer in Singapore, and where I still mean to: taprooms in shophouses, a stall in a hawker centre and a quietly dog-friendly favourite.
A to-try list, not a review: six Singapore bars with a reputation for serious rum. I haven't been to any of them — yet.
Working pieces I add to over time. Each carries a 'last updated' line at the top — check it to see what's new since your last visit.
A working list of songs in which someone crosses a line inside themselves, and the music turns that crossing into an event. Started as prog rock; ended somewhere stranger.
Ever go to bed on the 21st night of September? Or wake up to a lovely day? A playlist with no downers, no repeat artists, and a soft spot for 1970.
A working list of films that never reach for your pulse — parody, comic competence and formal artifice — assembled for a teenager who bolts at the first sign of tension.
A growing list of academics and academic-adjacent writers who produced clear, readable prose without sacrificing rigor — and the question of how they did it.
A holiday note on America's 250th — turning to Amanda Gorman on nations that see themselves striving toward their ideals rather than claiming to have arrived.