Entries by AlanPaul

Holiday shows pictures

Here are the first of a bunch of pictures to come from the fairly elaborate Holiday shows they did at the kids’ schools. Anna’s school had a party and then they sang a few songs in our clubhouse. Jacob and Eli were in separate big productions, both held in a giant tent on the school […]

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Wow, they’re still coming

Carrie writes: Alan-I happen to agree w/ you — so farForeign Exchange tops them all. btw-am I okay Monday w/o car seats? Do people back there use car seats? I forgot all about them. Can’t we just have all the kids sit on each other’s laps? Meanwhile, Delaware Dave finally weighs in, seemingly in a […]

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More ideas…

Ripper writes, Column should be called “heh-heh-heh.” To those keeping score at home, if you have to ask, you’ll never know. Well, you can call it heh-heh-heh… and me Fu Man Jew. Beijing Fats is also acceptable. Thanks for remembering, Rip. Aunt Judy turns away from a Pistons game long enough to chime in:Here are […]

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Vote? What do you think this is, Iraq?

Carrie writes:Well, if you don’t post your Dad’s, AR’s, Dave’s and mine, how is everyone going to vote? — or is going to be one of those unilateral decision things?Oh — here’s another bad one:Expatriately Speaking I never, ever said this was a vote. But I will gladly post them all. I don’t think anyone […]

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Clarifying the parameters….

To reiterate, the title needs to be generic and not China based. Something like exchange rate or foreign exchange, but i think we can do better. Here are Unc ben’s suggestions. Number 2 would be a winner under different circumstances. Thge rest are… weak at best, 1. Squirrel Hill comes to the Great Wall.2. Fu […]

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Naming my column

Okay, I need a name for my WSJ.com column. I had suggested China Moments, which is a phrase people use here to describe things going screwy. You know, finding out what you have to do to get a driver’s license is a China Moment. They like the idea, but wanted something broader… focusing more on […]

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Dave Wells joins in

The latest welcome addition to our elite bald brigade is Dave Wells. He was going to buzz it off after Thanksgiving, inspired by hanging with Dixie but hung back. But once he saw that non-family member Hank Stamper buzzed, he decided to join in. Welcome aboard, Dave. I never noticed how much we look alike.

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Gmail is kind of creepy

It is starting to wig me out how Gmail searches your email and posts related ads. Especially freaky to me is how the search displays signs of a brain, actually interpreting what it is in the message and synthesizing it to come up with things. What really pushed me over the edge and has me […]

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Start saving your pennies

It looks like I will be starting a column about living in China as an expat for WSJ.com soon, hopefully even before the New Year. The Journal is a sub-only site, so you freeloaders better start saving your pennies now. It will be a slightly less personal, more tightly focused version of the blog (minus […]

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Hank Stamper buzzed — picture added

Hank Stamper, lead singer of Stamper Lumber, is the latest to take his hair off (and hat), wishing Dixie Doc the best of luck. He is the first non family member to become one of the bald brigade…..this is expected to spread among friends of Dixie and of course anyone who has seen him play […]

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