Anna’s new Chinese outfit
She picked out this outfit -- "the pink one, pink, pink..."And also bought this baby doll when we went to the big toy market on Sunday. I'll write more about it tomorrow, but the doll was right out of Chuckie.. with a maniacal laugh that wouldn't…
Skiing pictures
So as I said before, I went skiing last Friday, with Theo and two other ladies, Annabelle and Katherine.The whole experience was pretty funny but the bottom line is the skiing was not bad. They basically had one chairlift, which went halfway…
Kristof column on china internet F-dom
I don't really believe in posting copyrighted material, but so many people have asked me about these issues, I wanted to bring this column from yesterday's NY Times to your attention.China's Cyberdissidents and the Yahoos at YahooBy NICHOLAS…
Effective protest
This is no dumber than freedom fries, which ain't saying much.Iran Renames Danish PastriesBy ALI AKBAR DAREINIAPTEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranians love Danish pastries, but when they look for the flaky dessert at the bakery they now have to ask for…
Eli’s leg, sponges in the ear, hitting the slopes and more…
I took Eli to the doctor this afternoon and the ankle is healing well, meaning it is not infected. But goddamn it looks nasty. It was the first time I had gotten a really good look at it since the accident, which was a week ago. Every time we…
The Three Stooges
DK and Joan and Ben Cohen braved the elements last weekend for a trip to Bolivar, and DK sent along these pictures. I didn't know that His Honor had also kept the hair off. Well done guys.The other picture is from the previous trip and I do…
Delaware Dave hits the big time
Delaware Dave writes in:I've made the big time. Local television interview in Dover. Check out www.wboc.com. Look on the video link to the story on infant mortality. Pay extra attention to the strange shots of my eyebrow and hands. I think 60…
Eli update and ice skating on the Lantern Festival
Firs things first: thanks to everyone for inquiring about Eli. He is doing better but is still limping around. He didn’t walk at all until he went to school on Monday. When I picked him up he was limping around proudly. But maybe…
Some responses…
Brother Delaware Dave writes in:
Hey thanks for the shout out to Emma. She was really thrilled to see her picture on blog. For some reason she had not been reading it. Jesse always independently looks at the computer. Emma doesn't spend so…
Dodgeball tournament
Well, the dodgeball tournament was a huge, smashing success. Dulwich destroyed all comers, winning four games with apparent ease. I’m sorry I missed it. It sounds like I could have had a column about of this thing no problem.
Apparently,…