Monthly Archives: October 2007

End of the Year

Happy Halloween and Samhain to all of my friends.May the end of the summer and beginning of the winter bring you peace. And may those who have gone before us find their path to their next journey.

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His Dark Materials

I just finished reading this trilogy: Absolutely brilliant. And I nearly bawled like a baby more than once. And I'm really sad it's over.

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The Party Line

There is no discrimination in China. Really.There isn't.Why are you laughing??But there ISN'T!!! The Party Line is that discrimination doesn't exist in China.Like most things here, it may be written down somewhere that women are equal to men, but in … Continue reading

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Swamped

I still owe a post on our trip to Xi'an, it will happen, once I'm finished grading a big stack of homework from my four classes, I'm just buried in paperwork. And I've added some extra, ehem, “tasks” so I'll … Continue reading

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It's So FAST!!

High-speed Internet rocks.

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Boycott?

A very good friend of mine who is very conscientious asked me if I think boycotting goods from China is a good idea and if it is even feasible. Now mind you I'm no expert on economics, but of late … Continue reading

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Xi'an

I'm still working on writing up our trip to Xi'an, but I thought I'd share some photos in the meantime. (They're not on Flickr, just yet, we have to get our new Internet connection for that to happen.) Pit 1 … Continue reading

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Sometimes You Make Me Want to Scream

Oh, China, you know how I feel about you. Some days I love you and some days you make me absolutely insane.Today is one of those days you make me insane.You can't have it both ways. You can't tell the … Continue reading

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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire

I don't know how our president can say “This government doesn't torture people.” when the evidence is mounting otherwise. “In two separate legal opinions written in 2005, the Justice Department authorized the C.I.A. to barrage terror suspects with a combination … Continue reading

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It's About the Kids

Just a short note from Xi'an… ****************************************************************** That Bush is going to veto SCHIP renewal is appalling, please please contact your Representative and tell him or her that 6 million children under the age of 18 deserve to have access … Continue reading

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