The whole story
This is one of my favorite pictures from the Steelers Nation section of the Post Gazette website. It is a youth football team from Georgia, coached by Pittsburgher Army guys on a base. I submitted my Beijing group shot there about an hour…
You get to vote again — Steelers Nation column?
Ok, Read this and tell me what you think.. should I get my ass out of bed and get down to this bar at 4 am Monday morning to watch the game with this lunatic to see what happens and whether or not I can get a good end to this column? Or should…
Eli and Jackson sitting in a tree…
It was really wonderful how we all reconnected with ease to so many people on our trip.
It was very nice to watch the kids have so much fun with: Gabie, Nathaniel, Sam and Eli G, Jackson, the Meras, Jack and Ben Goldberg, all the Profacis,…
Why I love sports
These three pictures say it all. The Bus times two and Big Ben.
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,…
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,…
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…
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 SpeakingI never, ever said this was…
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…
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…