Not all those who wander are lost

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Harbin

Harbin pics are up and for the record, yes, it was VERY cold. I know in about 3 months I will have warmed up and say, “Oh.. it was not that bad”. That is not true. It was bad! I wore double layers of everything and everything we saw was outside. The Russian Cafe was …

Wired’s Very Short Stories

Wired Magazine asked writers to produce a story in six words the same way Hemmingway did when he wrote, “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Check out the article here. My favorites are: We went solar; sun went nova. – Ken MacLeod Don’t marry her. Buy a house. – Stephen R. Donaldson Computer, did we …

LA Mafia?

I don’t know enough about the L.A. crime scene besides what I can assume happens behind closed doors at the Chinese Theater and what I saw in L.A. Confidential, but “me thinks I smell a rat.” The first story that caught my attention was of the Korean couple trapped in the snow for nine days. …

Is my maid spying on me?

Maybe the long days spent at home on the couch watching the James Bond marathon are starting to get to me, but I swear my maid is spying on me. Today, I used the laundry room shower to wash the dog. While I was in there I got nosey and decided to open the Ayi’s …

U(sic)GA in China

I must admit I think I have been in China too long when the crazy things I see on the street are just not so crazy anymore.  A baby with a split in his pants?  Enh. Bicycles carrying washing machines?  Seen it.  Live shrimp for dinner?  That is sooo.. 2005.  BUT then I saw the …

McDonalds Delivers

Of course it does.  It is Shanghai.  Couple this story with the fact that they now have McFlurrys and you have a sweet deal!  The only problem is that we would have to order 7 to get them to deliver.   http://www.shanghaiist.com/archives/2006/07/17/mcdonalds_deliv.php