Spirit Valley Days not. . . August 5, 2017 . . . Spirit Mountain Days. I had two people correct me about that faulty post. I attended the “family day” part of it… 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
a hundred year Global Warming graphic . .. August 5, 2017 . . . in 29 seconds: Its explained here on Live Science. Sorry, but Al Gore knows what he’s talking about. Continue Reading
Medical schools are catching up with public schools… August 4, 2017 …where pedagogy is concerned. According to this story on NPR today: For students starting medical school, the first year can involve a lot of… 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
Testing one, two, three August 3, 2017 Back to business. I still have two weeks of Tribs to read and I’ve got to see if my “trading cards” are ready yet…. 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 Ben 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
In the Middle of the middle Kingdom… July 25, 2017 …muddling over the Duluth school board campaign sleepless past midnight. Checked my email and found this: Hey Harry. In the run-up to the primary,… Continue Reading
A little help please? July 20, 2017 I just hot a request from KBJR’s news director Kevin Jacobson asking me to appear on an interview with other at-large candidates. China won’t… 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
Here’s that speech that most DFL delegates couldn’t hear and . . . July 14, 2017 . . . which led to my crushing defeat for the School Board endorsement. Recorded on my new cell phone today. Check out my… Continue Reading
A note on my next three weeks July 14, 2017 I had hoped not to be too busy this year with my reelection campaign. Losing the DFL nomination so decisively put that wish to… Continue Reading
Pickle relish and ketchup on my Deep State, Please? July 12, 2017 Mother nature woke me at 4AM. The “Deep State” prevented me from going back into a deep sleep. Before I launch into my thoughts… Continue Reading
