I’m a finalist, but…
I made the list of 100 finalists, which is nice. I never even saw this until several people told me they had seen it in the paper (China Daily). I am not a torchbearer, however. Not sure if it's been officially announced, but our friend Deirdre…
Slapshot
I've taken up a new sport -- ice hockey. Our friends Vicki and Shawn -- Canucks, of course -- opened a rink nearby and started a beginner's men's league on Monday nights. 11 or 12 of us signed up, including my friend Fritz (pictured here with…
I’ve Made It!
I have people strong>writing about hating me now. I think that's progress.
48 Hours With Kids in Beijing
I dia little travel piece for the Wall Street Journal Asia.Hopefully, you can see it here.
Last column
Finishing up tomorrow's and I realized I never posted this one. Steve Galpern is horrified I have sold out, first to Disney and now the Olympics. He has a point. Perhaps I am going soft.An Olympic Skeptic JumpsOn Beijing's BandwagonOctober 10,…
The more things change…
This was a field 10 days before. ...the more they change. The pace of change here is just breathtaking and continues to be. There was a lot of talk that there wasn't going to be any new construction this year, that things were moving so incredibly…
Sri Lankan Sunset
Check out the video of "Sri Lankan Sunset" here. The embed doesn't seem to be working. You Tube now seems to be banned here (just as blogspot returns) so I gave yahoo video a try. Let me know how it works.This is an original instrumental I wrote…
Eli field trip to the Great Wall
Well, as I just said, the Great Wall really never gets old. This was Eli's class trip, about ten days ago. Friday Oct. 12. I accompanied the entire Dulwich second grade -- about 90 kids in four classes. Very cute.It didn't have quite the same…
Darryl Dawkins
The picture is me with Double D -- Darryl Dawkins. Chocolate Thunder, from the Planet Lovetron. And, yes, he is giant.
China Games report
My Slamonline.com report from the Shanghai game. All typos are the editor's fault.