Absurdity, Allegory and China

As you can see from the time between this post and the last – 5+ weeks – I have not been posting very much. For a variety of reasons I have been quiet. While there has been much to write about on the China front, I just have not had the time to contribute to [...]

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Things have been a litle quiet in here recently. I’ve been struggling with some computer problems over the last two months, which now seemed to be straightened out, though it took more time to correct than I’d thought it would. So now that I have worked that one out, it is time for me to [...]

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In the last couple of months I have blogged here several times on things not necessarily China. I have not been comfortable doing that, and I’ve had the intention of opening a new blog that would deal with the American political scene. I see what is happening in the US as being both very historic [...]

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“Tiny is as tiny does.”
Frank Zappa
I have a confession to make, though there are no “Bless me fathers” to go along with this one. Between 1968 and 1972 I was in the US Navy, and much of that time was spent at sea, and all of the sea time was either in and/or on the [...]

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Though it is no longer news that the Chinese scholar John DeFrancis died earlier this month, The China Beat has a very good essay by David Moser, Academic Director of the CET Beijing Chinese Studies program. Remembering John DeFranics is well worth a look. He was truly a remarkable man.
Prior to his arrival on the [...]

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… a good thought.
We just need more of ‘em.
And a bit more goodwill wouldn’t hurt either.
Here’s hoping.

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On the afternoon of December 3, 2008 I went to Beijing and (surprise! surprise!) shot more photos of the CCTV Headquarters Building, 366 days – it’s a leap year – after I shot my fist photo of the building. Obsessions being what they are, it seemed to be a thing I needed to do. For [...]

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Reading my ShortStat counter this evening I saw the following at the top of the “Last Keyword” box, which tracks Google searches where this blog site was referenced: “chinese school girls taking off soxks (sic).” Hmmmm. Why me in this one? So, I went to Google to find out how I’d popped up in this [...]

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It’s been a bad week here. The Sichuan earthquake is, of course, dominating the news and finally kicking the torch relay out of the spots. In fact, there has been much Chinese criticism of the relay now that it has returned to home territory, with calls for it to be suspended and the money saved [...]

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I have been in Beijing for the past two days. Later this morning I will go to Beijing West Train Station to meet the 16 folks coming in from Qinghai, and then we’ll head back to Tianjin. The weather is great in the capital city. Yesterday I spent the day taking photos, and, of course, [...]

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