Thanksgiving Report
Thanksgiving was a lot of fun. We had 26 people here, 13 adults and 13 kids, mostly 5 and under. Several people were experiencing heir first Thanksgiving, and they all really enjoyed it. We had representation from China, Israel, Bolivia, Austria…
Scary stuff
Peas in a pod...My interview with Jim mcGregor which I posted here last week ended up getting yanked from TBJ because the C-E-Nsor said so. I think I'll just leave it at that at this point. Apparently, they just don't like the book, thinking…
The other other China
Pictured here are my favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurant and my meal there, the kite market in two different shots and a pot I bought there. The market actually looks like kind of nice here, because the kites are so pretty. It is really grungy,…
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy turkey day to one and all. This is our first holiday over here. It is starting to feel slightly melancholy but not in any kind of really profound way. I always enjoy being in Pittsburgh for the weekend and seeing many, many old friends.…
You want pictures? You’ve got pictures.
I had a lot of requests for pictures from the restaurant and little village I wrote about the other day. Pictured here are the restaurant's exterior and the frame shop and produce stand.Also shown is the six pack of PBR, which I was very happy…
The Other China, the dauphin visits and more…
Pictured here are the lobby of the China World hotel and Becky's new purse.We took the kids to the wonderfully named FunDazzle on Saturday. It seemed like they deserved a little reward for all their good behavior and we hadn’t been there in…
Hanging in the "willage"
There is a little village right around the corner from us, probably no more than 300 yards from the back gate of the Riviera. Villages around here are not what you might think of. It’s not a bunch of little houses clustered around a town square…
Life: flu shots, driving around…
We’re all dong pretty well here and chugging along in day to day life. No great adventures. Haven’t made it out of the compound and out into the real world all that much in recent weeks. We were a little staggered by news from the homefront.…
Soccer Season is over
Last Saturday was the final soccer game for both boys. I coached both teams and I was completely fried every week by 11:30 Saturday morning. Sometimes we would go out for breakfast afterwards at Steak and eggs, this diner nearby which is quite…
Olympics mascots
Here's a photo, as requested.From The China Daily:The five Olympic mascots Beijing unveiled on Friday are Bei Bei, Jing Jing, Huan Huan, Ying Ying and Ni Ni, which, put together, translates to "Beijing welcomes you!"