Running on Fumes November 3, 2017 Even in my cabin on a boat floating down the Yangtze River this August I would wake up thinking about my reelection campaign for… Continue Reading
China journey – last Facebook “slideshow” August 10, 2017 Here’s how I captioned my final Facebook slideshow on our China trip: “A Ming Garden that survived the Cultural Revolution. Ancient crafts that survived…. Continue Reading
Second to the last China Slideshow August 8, 2017 I’m not quite sure what days of our trip these represent. We berthed in Wuhan two nights next to some not quite mothballed Chinese… Continue Reading
Third China slideshow August 5, 2017 Facebook has become a useful place for me to record things happening in my life. But I still resent opening it up to a… Continue Reading
VPN in China August 4, 2017 Before I left China I learned that a few of my fellow travelers were downloading VPN aps to get around the Great China Firewall…. Continue Reading
Making up for Chinese censorship August 4, 2017 Finding myself denied the chance to send out greetings to Facebook left me with some pent up frustration. As my eight loyal readers know… Continue Reading
China in the rear view mirror – Post 1 August 3, 2017 China may block Facebook but Facebook is pretty stingy about letting people easily share the posts they’ve put together. Last night after picking out… Continue Reading
Twixt China and Duluth August 2, 2017 I’m not quite through pontificating about China. Heck, I haven’t even posted any pictures but now that I’m back home I have work to… Continue Reading
2 minutes of random Shanghai traffic August 2, 2017 Shot from the 11th floor of the Westin “Lotus” Hotel. It’s being uploaded to YouTube. Will explain after our drive to Duluth this afternoon…. Continue Reading
Dear Duan July 31, 2017 Back in Wuhan, at the end of my Yangzte River journey, I decided to give Barbara Tuchman’s book on Stilwell to our tour guide…. Continue Reading
How is a diaper like a politician? July 29, 2017 That was the question posed by BenĀ tonight at our cruise ship’s hokey talent night program. Ben is painfully earnest and his jokes are… Continue Reading
The Internet is leakier than the White House July 27, 2017 Traveling down the mid stretch of the Yangtze River has been quiet enough to let my brain fret over China’s middling and meddlesome censorship…. Continue Reading
I write this post at 3 AM on the floor in a book club friend’s favorite bathroom in China July 19, 2017 The timing is not surprising. I spent a 13 hour day mostly wide awake on a 787 (I think) flying in a great circle… Continue Reading
China doesn’t like Google or Facebook July 17, 2017 For the first significant vacation of my adulthood I will not be taking a camera, Yashika, Cannon or Pentax with me. I will be… Continue Reading
Stuff on my busy mind, written early in the day, so that I can stop thinking about it all July 7, 2017 News Comment: While our President snorts about Fake News this ISIS opponent shows how honest and brave journalism is critical to the health of… Continue Reading
Mao June 13, 2017 My Mother gave me one of these t-shirts back in the 70’s. Now I’m reading two books out-loud to Claudia that I’ve had for… Continue Reading
Chinese Bibliophiles April 3, 2017 Again. A weekend with plenty of thinking and very little posting. Actually on Friday I spent a couple hours writing in an attempt to… Continue Reading