One last Pulitzer celebration
The Beijing Foreign Correspondents Association had a little gathering to honor the WSJ Pulitzer team last week. Top picture is Becky and Jim Yardley drinking Pulitzer juice and handing off the award. Bottom is B and Andy Browne.
Eli rides a bike
This feels pretty big. eli has been gun-shy on dealing with bikes since our nasty accident last year. Then he suddenly was ready and we got it down in two days, about 10 minutes each. He rides with glee now.
Wild Wall, again
A few weeks ago I did a wild Wall hike with the regular Wednesday walkers. I'd like to get out with them more but I've been too busy. This was a good one. This section of the wall was really extremely overgrown and parts were crumbling big time.…
Interesting, no?
I AM NOT ENDORSING THIS EVENT. I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY INTERESTING. I'M GOING TO GO TO CHECK IT OUT. AMERICANS IN CHINA FOR OBAMAU.S. CITIZENSDo you want to see Senator Barack Obama take the White House? So do we! Please join us for the first…
Ball
We attended the AmCham (American Chamber of Commerce) Ball last week and had a surprisingly good time. These are our dear friends Nathan and Kristi Belete.
In the news today…
Friends and families are making the news left and right.Rodg “Ripper” Citron gets some nice ink here.There is a really nice, long story about my sister-in-law Kathy Klein here. It includes a picture of nephew Jesse’s truly incredible Jewfro.…
Dixie commentary
Cousin Dan writes:I'm on a plane to AZ right now... read your blog on my b'berry and I wasn'table to post a comment. I can't believe the news about Dixie. Please tell him that I say "we get it, you're indestructable-- you can stop proving it."I…
Classic baseball tale
Major League Baseball has a contingent in China now, making connections, exploring options, touring facilities. They are considering having exhibition games here next spring (which would be great by me, of course). This morning I went to a “press…
Cancelled gig
We had a gig cancelled tonight due to inclement weather. The Stone Boat, where we were to play, is an outdoor venue, in Ritan Park, o e of our favorite places downtown. It’s an exceedingly lovely place to spend a beautiful spring or summer…