Absurdity, Allegory and China

The Flickr site came back within a couple of hours, which was reassuring … at least for the moment. The problems with access to the Internet have been very problematic since the end of November when the only ISP we can possibly use started chugging to a near-halt. Email was difficult to download, though if [...]

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Went to the Flickr site at 5 AM this morning, and no photos display. Perhaps it’s a problem with Flickr, but there is always that nagging feeling that it’s now blocked. One never knows. And it’s not as if there’s anyone to call and ask, “Excuse me, boss, is this particular URL now on the [...]

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I uploaded a slug of photos to the Flickr site last night, and it got me thinking about the first time I went to Lhade and Tongmer. I looked through my journal and found the following notes on that day.
March 31, 2006Visited Lhade and Tongmer with Dorzha today. Both schools are first through sixth grades. [...]

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There were many people who helped to make the Qinghai students’ and teachers’ visit to Tianjin and Beijing a wonderful success. It is hard to express just how thankful I am to all of those who made this happen. So, I wish to express my heart-felt thanks for all those who supported the visit. The [...]

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