My latest column

I can barely read this now, but I wrote it surprisingly easily. The arly feedback has been really uplifting and fairly voluminous.A Family Illness Back HomeMakes Distance Seem GreaterMarch 31, 2006I was washing my hands early one morning when…

Nation of Squirrel Hill

George Lange sent these pics along... the one of Dixie and DK was used to illustrate my column about Dixie... they wanted some baldheaded photos so I forwarded George's email.. My editor's one question was, "Is Jesse wearing a wig to cover his…

Back home now

We are back home safe and sound. We took the overnight train from Shanghai.. left at 7 pm and arrived in Beijing at 6:58 AM. We had a “soft sleeper” which is the top of the line accommodations. It cost about $50/per (anna free) and was really…

Ocean Park photos

Ocean Park is a pretty spectacular amusement park in Hong Kong, with a great aquarium and a panda exhibit as well. I really enjoyed it there.. took the kids while Becky worked. They all had a blast as well, though they preferred Disney.I tried…

Moving On…

We are in shanghai now.. staying in a funky servioce apartment.. common grounds are pretty run down but we have a clean and large 2 br apartment and kids love it and have space to move.shanghai is beautiful.. veryu old and very different from…

You want a piece of me?

As some of mou may know but many do not, I have had along-state antagonism towards Disney, thus providing some of my rodent-loving friends and family with great glee and ammunition on this current trip. I knew they were coming. Now here they…

You want a piece of me?

As some of mou may know but many do not, I have had along-state antagonism towards Disney, thus providing some of my rodent-loving friends and family with great glee and ammunition on this current trip. I knew they were coming. Now here they…

HK Disney

Wow. what a couple of days... will try to find time to put it all together.. yesterday spent most of the day alone with the kids at OPcean park, an amusement park in HK, right outside of town.. stunning place built into a mountain overlooking…

Checking in from Hong Kong

Hong Kong is incredible. Coming here from Beijing is like stepping from the Second World into t e first, leaping from early 20th century to late 21st. I feel like such a country mouse here – “golly, pa, they have iron horses here!”We…