More ski video
I continue to celebrate the return of high-speed internet with video of our Xmas trip. Unfortunately, I did not have any footage of Eli, who skiied really well.
Jacob ski race
Along with pictures, I can finally post video again. I'm back, baby!This is jacob's ski race from Snowmass.
A little taste of EC
This gives you a pretty good idea of what this band sounds like. Now I'm a little pissed he didn't play "After Midnight." Note the highly idiosynractic styles of both Doyle and Derek. You couldn't search out two more unconventional blues pl…
Ahoy Matey
NOTE: Pictures are back. Yippee. Apparently, it was just because of the infernally slow connections we’ve had since New Year because of the Taiwan earthquake interrupting the underseas cable. We are back to almost normal speeds.Eli wanted…
Year of the Pig
Becky edited a story on advertising in China for the Year of the Pig and the government's surprising decision to ban ads featuring pigs. Pigs are everywhere now.. in toy stores, gift shops.. cartoon posters hung up everywhere of pigs in chinese…
Last week’s column
THE EXPAT LIFE
By ALAN PAUL
Facing the Fears, and Facts,
Of Living With Pollution
January 19, 2007
Rebecca and I first visited Beijing almost two years ago, spending eight days here while trying to decide whether or not to move.…
Mom’s sports quiz
I wrote the other day about my mom's sports prowess and projected what she would know. I couldn't just let that stand untested, so I put Suzi to the test yesterday. I say she passed with a solid B+. You be the judge.What is a play action pass?That’s…
Clapton in Shanghai
I haven’t paid for a whole lot of concert tickets for the last 15 years or so. I’ve been on that Guitar World gravy train for so long that sometimes I forget how much cash real people tend to pay for such events. Sure, I usually bought…
Way to go mom
Many years ago, my brother and his friends had a sports quiz for their mothers. My mom dusted them all. She’s maintained a pretty good sports knowledge all these years. She knows what a play action pass is, can probably name 15 steelers…
New Steelers coach commentary
This morning I logged onto www.post-gazette.com and read through fans comments on the Blog 'N Gold steelers fan blog. A lot of them were pretty scary initial reactions. People were really pissed that the Steelers hired the outsider, which I…