Entries by AlanPaul

More Yunnan pictures

Oh, man. I could write so much about this trip and this place but I really don’t have time to stop and do so right now. Just a few facts: The top three scenic photos were taken by Doug Keare, one of the members of Tashi’s delegation. he was a very nice guy with a […]

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Last week’s column

This one has spurred some interesting discussions in my in my forum. I only barely knew what deep waters I was wading into here. Expats of Chinese Ethnicity FaceDouble Standards Living in ChinaJuly 5, 2007 Expats of Chinese ethnicity face a unique set of issues while living in China. They sometimes call themselves bananas — […]

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Luther Allison RIP

I stumbled onto a Luther Allison site today. He as great blue guitarist who died just as he was finally getitng some fame in the late 90s. I wrote the liner note for a posthumous live album on Alligator Records and totally forgot I had done so. They were posted on his site. so I’ll […]

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Quick shots of Shangri La

Kind of cozy right now sitting in a hotel room, packed bags all around, kids sleeping away. Becky is back in Beijing. We leave in the morning to join her. It has been a great trip, reconnecting with friends and basking in this wild, mystical place. These are just a couple of pictures to show […]

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Checking in From shangri La

I am in Shangri-la, Yunnan, china. It is the first place we have revisted in China and well worth it. a really special, peaceful place. I will post more including lots of pics, soon.Having a really special time with the Tashi family. In the meantime, I just checked in and saw this. Pretty classic. After […]

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Fast pics

Bensons left today. We had a great visit. We are off to DeQing Yunnan to meet up with the Tashi family. Crazy fast times but all good. here are some fast photos of the Benson family visit. Great time had by all.

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Eli’s graduation

Eli graduated last year. They have ceremonies when the kids move from one “Kay Stage’ to another and first grade is the end of Key Stage 1. So they had the full shebang last Thursday and it was a really sweet event. MY grandfather, the late, beloved Poppop used to harrumph about graduations: “What’s the […]

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