China November 29, 2020 I have something to say about this…….among many other neglected topics. Three years ago my wife and I got back from a lovely two-week… Continue Reading
King pus grovels in China June 20, 2020 Like Scrooge, I woke up to a Marley dragging chains and locks into my dreams tonight. I came back from a mask wearing family… Continue Reading
Harry’s thinking about China June 9, 2018 My wife and I visited China last year for about 12 days. Before our trip we both read extensively about the nation. Here’s their… 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
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
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
Phil isn’t all that interested in money after all and preparing for China July 4, 2017 I have a much better idea than I outlined in the previous post. I’ll use the money I raise with trading cards (after covering… Continue Reading
Paranoia Pt 4 China’s turn….Aw to heck with this topic. March 21, 2017 In Chinese the character for “Crisis” is the combination of the symbols for danger & opportunity. I once asked a friend to draw the… Continue Reading
China’s US Treasuries put in perspective October 7, 2011 Every week or so I have to confess to borrowing heavily from Andrew Sullivan’s posts and links. This post on the myth that China… Continue Reading
Renewed blogging – still a work in progress that may be shelved January 17, 2024 Bear with me or not I’m still trying to figure out how to blend blogging with organizing a campaign for Congress, writing regular weekly… Continue Reading
Drowning in Books June 23, 2023 Not only have I ignored writing my columns for the Reader I have only rarely and half heartedly attempted to write anything in this… Continue Reading
Maybe this is the start of my next Reader Column April 20, 2023 I have only rarely taken posts for the blog and turned them into Reader Columns. Today my be an exception but only if I… Continue Reading
Three Horsemen of the Apolocalypse November 3, 2022 Belatedly…Here is my last week’s contribution to the Duluth Reader Today or tomorrow this week’s column will appear in the Reader. I’ll have to… Continue Reading
Two Bibles and more October 15, 2022 After my foray into Native American history I am going to change course. Claudia is now reading Black Elk Speaks and we were chatting… Continue Reading
News headlines that caught my attention on or before 08/29/2022 August 29, 2022 The reason for which I explained here. How Bad Is the Teacher Shortage? Depends Where You Live. https://nyti.ms/3Ti9IxH I read it. Someone is writing… Continue Reading