Not all those who wander are lost

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

So, see if you can follow this one. Forgetting all about my whirlwind trip through Chicago yesterday I had a whirlwind day! I went from Shanghai to Hong Kong to Taipei to see my house for the first time with our things in it. B has done a great job getting it set and everything …

Its begining to look a lot like Christmas

A special shout out to the lovely ladies at Land-Of-Nod who let me snap this picture. It is OCTOBER! and there is a Christmas tree already up? Don’t we have something called Thanksgiving first? I know people on my block who jut threw their tree away. That said, it is a pretty tree and Land …

And we’re here…

Frankie and I have arrived in Chicago safe and sound. I could not sleep well during the fight as I was way to anxious. My seat mate had the exact opposite problem. He went to sleep during take off and 13 hours later woke up when we hit the tarmac (jerk!). Anyway, I thought I …

Animals galore

Sleeping bats, hungry sharks, playful pettable sting rays, muffin eating monkeys, lazy sea turtles, spitting fish, colorful crabs, soaring eagles – these are just some of the wonderful animals we saw on our trip to Malyasia. It was a wonderful trip and over way too short. See Rebecca’s post with her own pics here and …

Bei Si Tui Le

Which means… You’re fired! I just fired my third person in two months since I have been in Beijing. AND it was in Chinese. Apparently, you do not want to be my friend. Two were at work for work related issues, but the third was our driver for a year in Beijing. He could not …

It would drive you crazy too!

I think I have discovered why I go so crazy on plane rides. I have posted two files. They should be playable in Real Player either in your browser or after you download: Recording One – not so good Recording Two – louder To experience what my recent flight was like, follow these simple steps: …

My first Danish Danish!

‘Tis true. I have arrived in Denmark and this morning I had my first real Danish Danish. It did not hit me until I was at breakfast, but this is the originating country of the sweet. I was rightly distracted for so many reasons. The first was customs. I am glad I did not blink …