Entries by AlanPaul

Everything is fine but is has been intense

We’re all doing fine and things are settling down at least a little. I am writing about life here since the quake in my column this week so I don’t really want to go on too much. We are in the third day of a three-day national period of mourning right now. All TV channels […]

/0 Comments/by

Catching up…columns

I am two behind. This one has touched a lot of people and generated a lot of contributions. I wanted to get it up.How Something Good CameFrom Outside the Comfort ZoneApril 25, 2008 It was almost two years ago when I first saw the disfigured man begging for money. He was at an intersection a […]

/0 Comments/by

Pictures of Sichuan and earthquake thoughts

I’ve been saying for a few days that when all is said and done the casualty counts from the earthquake are going to be just mind-numbing and that is starting to come to pass. The government is now hinting at 50.000. As some of you with whom I have been emailing know, I have been […]

/0 Comments/by

Woodie Alan nominated–VOTE FOR US!

We were nominated for Beijing Band of the Year in the Reader’s Poll of City Weekend, the leading English language publication in Beijing. You can vote from anywhere, so for God’s sake, click here and VOTE FOR US and tell your friends to do the same. When you get to this homepage, just click on […]

/0 Comments/by

We are fine

Thanks to everyone who has written following the earthquake. We are fine. The epicenter was far, far away from us in Sichuan, quite near the Wolong Panda breeding Center which we visited with B’s family last year. I do believe that the crazy mountain road we drove, which I wrote about last year, was in […]

/1 Comment/by

More Japan photos

All from Kyoto. B&A on the Philosopher’s Walk.. really nice canalstroll past temples.Gardens. There must be more master gardenersper capita in Kyoto than anywhere in the world.Geishas or women in geisha outfits roaming aroundthe old town of Kyoto. I don’t know what exactlythey were doing.They have these things in front of all the temples.Purification I […]

/0 Comments/by

Amen, brother

Cousin Danny Cohen spotted this story on the AP wires and remembered Fat Al’s love for PBR. I love everything about this story but the way Bill Bramanti’s daughter refers to him as “Bill Bramanti” is the best. SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Bill Bramanti will love Pabst Blue Ribbon eternally, and he’s got […]

/0 Comments/by

Back from Japan

We had a great four days in Kyoto and Osaka. I’m not going to get too into writing about it right now. More later.. but these photos are from our first night in Kyoto. we stayed at a ryokan (traditional Japanese inn). We slept on the floor on futons and enjoyed an incredible multi course […]

/0 Comments/by