becky met with the president of Taiwan yesterday
Becky just came back from three days in Taipei, where she met with the president of Taiwan in the Presidential mansion. Here is the story she and Jason Dean did.
They gave her a classic photo of she and pres. Chen shaking hands. I will try…
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Dixie is scheduled to be going under the knife as I write this for a 7-hour (!!) surgery. After staying pretty calm by and by after getting over the initial few days of shock, I am starting to be a nervous wreck, not quite sure what to do with…
Jacob grows wings
These darn kids can keep on surprising you. There is a big meeting of the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Beijing right now. 50 or so big time American editors here for a gathering of the tribe. Jim Pensiero, an Assistant ME of the…
STORY BY BECKY
THE WEEK AHEAD
CHINA
Amid Growth, Waiting for Reform
By REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN
March 11, 2006; Page A2
On Tuesday, China's Premier Wen Jiabao will hold a rare news conference to mark the closing of the annual session of the National…
First hand Dixie skiing report
Brother-in-law Jon Kessler writes:I know I don't contribute much to this forum(something about sharing your private thoughts withany stranger who happens on the site is a littleunsettling) but a recent occurance has prompted thisshout out. …
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…
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…
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,…
An eli scare/ trip to the hospital
Eli had an accident tonight. Before I proceed with some fairly gruesome details, let me say that he is okay and sleeping comfortably as I write this.
While riding on the back of my bike, his right foot got entangled in the spokes of the…
Still Crazy After All These Years
David Kann paid a visit to Maple Mountain a week or two ago and sent along these pictures. As you can see, Dixie is feeling pretty fine. We should all look so good at 70 in the midst of chemo. I think I need another haircut.